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To: StanX Long who wrote (54638)	10/24/2001 11:32:42 PM
From: StanX Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

President Bush speaks to workers at the Dixie Printing and Packaging Corp. in Glen Burnie, Md. Battling Recession House OKs $100 Billion Tax Cut Package W A S H I N G T O N, Oct. 24 — The House today narrowly approved a 10-year, $100 billion tax-cut package that President Bush said is a critical arm of the war effort. abcnews.go.com Effectively reduces the long-term capital-gains tax rate for most people from 20 percent to 18 percent. Increases deduction for capital losses from $3,000 to $4,000 in 2001 and $5,000 for 2002. Cost: $12.3 billion Boy that sure going to help. Even with $5,000.00 anually, I got 20 years worth of capital loss from last year. :0(