Prof. Hill Quoted on NPR about Obama and the Tax Deal

Professor Claire Hill was quoted on the NPR Web site discussing the extention of Bush-era tax cuts. The article noted that she viewed the deal to extend the cuts as "a failure by Obama to effectively frame the tax cut issue." "This is a squandered opportunity for Democrats--there's so much they could have done," Hill said. Hill criticized Democratic leaders for not "pushing back on GOP characterization of allowing the temporary cuts to expire as a 'tax increase' and pushing Republican leaders to identify cuts to pay for continuing the tax breaks for the wealthy."