This was supposed. But the Bush tax rates are supposed to go away. So you can argue that all tax rates are temporary tax rates. But understand, I view The payroll tax is a contribution to the retirement fund, not a tax. Now if we want to start calling it tax, if we want to start saying that Social Security really is welfare. It's really not funded and it isn't. (06:17–06:24)
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