2: Philadelphia Inquirer investigative reporters DONALD BARLETT AND JAMES STEELE. The two talk with Terry Gross about why campaign promises related to taxes should be carefully scrutinized. BARLETT AND STEELE say if you want to know how a 15 percent tax cut would help you, you need to look at how it would impact all of the taxes you pay. They say that often the highest tax rates are found at the state or local level.BARLETT AND STEELE took several years investigating their new series "Who Stole The Dream?" It looks at how global compeition and U.S. trade policies have hurt America's middle class. This series was printed in the Philadelphia Inquirer last month. Excerpts of the series can be viewed on the Inquirer's website.
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