When he came up with a list of employees to be struck off the payroll, he was turned down by the opposition Peronists, who have a majority in the Senate.

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And most of them would likely be better off if Congress extends the payroll tax holiday than if it eliminates their investment taxes.

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Yesterday I wrote that the Dodgers were likely to be auctioned off by MLB because the team does not have the cash to meet payroll this month.

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They would be financed from a payroll tax on the firms that laid people off.

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Experts on the right periodically trot out analyses that show that workers would be better off if they could invest their payroll taxes in private retirement accounts.

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