New York Times Commits Random Act of Journalism, Reports on Impact of Obama’s Payroll Tax Hike

There is a story in the New York Times — well, it’s the New York Times News Service. It ran in the New York Times and Boston Globe. It’s a really curious story. It’s a random act of journalism in the New York Times. Headline: “Many Feeling the Bite of Higher Payroll Tax, Including Business.” This is a story about how chain store sales are weakening, and consumer confidence is eroding. “At street level, the pain … is plain to see.” This is the New York Times with this story?........ “Like millions of other Americans, they are feeling the bite from the sharp increase in payroll taxes that took effect at the beginning of January. There are growing signs that the broader economy is suffering, too. Chain-store sales have weakened… …..While these data points are preliminary — more detailed statistics on retail sales and other trends will not be available until later this month — at street level, the pain from the expiration of a two-percentage-point break in Social Security taxes in 2011 and 2012 is plain to see.   Continue Reading on www.rushlimbaugh.com ...