So what about the 2001/2003 taxes cuts for middle class?

[Statistical]

Looks like Congress will be taking no action and letting the 2001/2003 tax cuts expire.
The good news is the 33% bracket will return to 35% and the 35% bracket will return to 39.6%.
However the Bush tax cuts had some substantial cuts for the middle class.

The most obvious change was it created a 10% bracket.
Previously all taxable income up to 15% bracket limit ($68,000 in 2010) was taxed at 15%.
The tax cut split the 15% bracket into a 10% and 15% bracket.

So for example for married filing jointly:
$0 to $68,000 - 15%

vs
$0 to $16,750 - 10%
$16,750 to $68,000 - 15%

Now it might not seem like much but that is $837 extra taxes on anyone with $16,750 or more in taxable income.
There are some other "small changes" in there that add up:
* larger child tax deduction
* elimination of "marriage penalty"
* ??? anything else

IIRC all the provisions of the taxcut sunset unless extended.

Is there any talk for Congress to extend the portion of Bush tax cuts that affect middle class?

[blm]

1. Democrats put most of the provisions for middle class tax cuts in there.

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[Statistical]

3. Agreed. Wasn't trying to give Bush credit. More important what will happen to them in 2012?

[LaPera]

2. As a working stiff I paid more steadily each of Bush's 8 year in taxes than I ever have in my life.

[Statistical]

4. Then likely you are making more income (or have smaller deductions)

[LaPera]

5. Uh, 60K - I don't fucking think so.

And the same small modest deductions as each of Bush's eight years.

[LaPera]

8. Bush's tax cuts were tailored for the rich & corporations....certainly not the working middle class

that would go against every ideological principle the slimy fucking republicans hold dear...to help workers and the middle class!

Republicans despise us....especially people like the Bush's.

[hfojvt]

6. here's the chart I made, using instruction books from 2001 and 2009

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/hfojvt/103

[galileoreloaded]

7. Who is paying their taxes?? Who has a job?? 4 out of 5 Americans agree! n/t