WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- President George W. Bush called for making his $1.7 trillion in tax cuts permanent in his State of the Union speech Tuesday.
The tax cuts are set to come to an end by 2010.
"Congress has some unfinished business on the issue of taxes. The tax reductions you passed are set to expire. Unless you act, the unfair tax on marriage will go back up. Unless you act, millions of families will be charged $300 more in federal taxes for every child. Unless you act, small businesses will pay higher taxes. Unless you act, the death tax will eventually come back to life. Unless you act, Americans face a tax increase," Bush said.
"What the Congress has given, the Congress should not take away: For the sake of job growth, the tax cuts you passed should be permanent."
