Not Too Taxing

Whoever wins, look for an estate-tax cut, an end to the marriage penalty and, pray, no silly AMT

Well, we were sorta kinda pretty sure we had a winner for a while. Now it's less clear. That's O.K. We can still get on with our lives. Here's a look at four taxing matters likely to come under the microscope for either Bush or Gore. Forget the big stuff. After such a bitterly contested election and with an evenly split Senate and a narrow G.O.P. majority in the House, neither candidate will get anything close to what he wants. Heck, he won't be able to pick out a pair of pants without a fight.

On a grand scale, that's not...

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