Politics / Bush tax cuts So, What Else Could We Get for $60B? Tax cuts for high earners will cost us By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff Posted Dec 5, 2010 3:32 PM CST Copied Senators attend a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, Dec. 3, 2010, to discuss proposals to continue the Bush era tax cuts. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Congress appears to be on the verge of extending the Bush tax cuts on income above $250,000 a year, which will cost the US $60 billion a year, writes David Leonhardt in the New York Times. What else could that amount of money buy? It could reduce the deficit as much as four other measures combined: the elimination of earmarks, the proposed federal pay freeze, a 10% federal work force cut, and a 50% foreign aid cut. It could triple federal medical research funding. It could provide free college for about half of the full-time students at four- and two-year-schools—including room and board. It could allow for a 15% corporate tax cut. It could provide a $500 tax cut for all households. For his complete list, click here, or click for more on the Bush tax cuts. (More Bush tax cuts stories.) Report an error