They let the Bush tax breaks expire for the top bracket, while making them permanent for everyone else.
He retains the higher tax rates on the wealthy from the January agreement that made George Bush's lower tax rates permanent for everyone else.
The lower tax rates first enacted by George Bush in 2001 and 2003, which expired on December 31st, are reinstated and made permanent for everyone except individuals earning more than $400,000 and couples earning more than $450,000.
What this in fact means is that the Bush tax cuts from 2001 have now become permanent for everyone but the richest 2% of Americans.
This deal to make George W. Bush's "temporary" tax cuts permanent for everyone making less than $450,000 and protecting low taxes on inherited wealth just wasn't necessary.
"A scrapbook is a really personal thing, you take the time to tape photos in that you want to look back on and remember for the moments you shared with loved ones you don't get that time back, so we wanted this to be a permanent reminder everyone could be a part of".
In the 1980s, it was feared that Britain's big cities might be in permanent decay as everyone but the poorest moved out into the countryside or smaller towns.
It's as if we're all trapped at a permanent reunion with everyone we ever bumped into at a street fair or waved to mistakenly in the cafeteria.
"We have a name for the kind of person who collects a detailed, permanent dossier on everyone they interact with, with the intent of using it to manipulate others for personal advantage," he noted.
This book will take its place on the bookshelves (permanent collection!) of everyone who cherishes their connections with pets, lovers, music, books, and family.
