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Tuesday September 20, 2011

The Word - Death and Taxes

If Americans don't find someone to pay the government's tab soon, Congress may get desperate enough to do the unthinkable.

Tags: The Word, economy, taxes, money, poverty, drugs, senior citizens, Social Security, unemployment, bacon, Michele Bachmann, Republicans, death, under the desk, housing, Wall Street, health, Congress

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