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Suspending the Payroll Tax Really Would Stimulate Economy

Suspending the Payroll Tax Really Would Stimulate Economy
The Senate side of the Capitol is seen on the morning of Dec. 19, 2019. J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo
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The recovery stage for our economy is finally here, and now, the policy priority has to shift to getting people back on the job and getting businesses up and running. The best incentive to get businesses hiring again and get workers off unemployment is to suspend the payroll tax for the rest of the year.

Stephen Moore
Stephen Moore
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Stephen Moore is a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, chief economist at FreedomWorks, and co-founder of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity. He served as a senior economic adviser to Donald Trump. His latest book is “Govzilla: How the Relentless Growth of Government Is Impoverishing America.”
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