Obama_NN1 to_II Link_NN1 Tax_NN1 Plan_NN1 ,_, Hiring_VVG With_IW the_AT job_NN1 market_NN1 stuck_VVN in_II neutral_JJ ,_, the_AT Obama_NP1 administration_NN1 is_VBZ moving_VVG toward_II using_VVG the_AT revenue_NN1 from_II expiring_VVG tax_NN1 cuts_VVZ for_IF the_AT wealthy_JJ to_TO finance_VVI about_RG $35_NNU billion_NNO of_IO tax_NN1 cuts_VVZ for_IF small_JJ businesses_NN2 and_CC workers_NN2 ,_, administration_NN1 and_CC congressional_JJ officials_NN2 said_VVD Friday_NPD1 ._. 
The_AT employment_NN1 report_NN1 for_IF August_NPM1 ,_, which_DDQ showed_VVD a_AT1 slight_JJ uptick_NN1 in_II unemployment_NN1 and_CC anemic_JJ private-sector_JJ job_NN1 creation_NN1 ,_, put_VVD new_JJ impetus_NN1 on_II the_AT White_NP1 House_NN1 to_TO produce_VVI a_AT1 labor-policy_JJ response_NN1 ._. 
President_NNB Barack_NP1 Obama_NP1 said_VVD he_PPHS1 would_VM be_VBI proposing_VVG additional_JJ economic_JJ measures_NN2 next_MD week_NNT1 ,_, when_CS he_PPHS1 speaks_VVZ Monday_NPD1 at_II a_AT1 union_NN1 picnic_NN1 in_II Milwaukee_NP1 and_CC in_II a_AT1 Wednesday_NPD1 address_NN1 in_II Cleveland_NP1 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 need_VV0 to_TO take_VVI further_JJR steps_NN2 to_TO create_VVI jobs_NN2 and_CC keep_VVI the_AT economy_NN1 growing_VVG ,_, including_II extending_VVG tax_NN1 cuts_VVZ for_IF the_AT middle_JJ class_NN1 and_CC investing_VVG in_II the_AT areas_NN2 of_IO our_APPGE economy_NN1 where_CS the_AT potential_NN1 for_IF job_NN1 growth_NN1 is_VBZ greatest_JJT ,_, "_" the_AT president_NN1 said_VVD in_II the_AT Rose_NN1 Garden_NN1 Friday_NPD1 ,_, flanked_VVN by_II his_APPGE economic_JJ team_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB Democrats_NN2 are_VBR split_VVN into_II three_MC camps_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 small_JJ but_CCB vocal_JJ group_NN1 wants_VVZ to_TO temporarily_RR extend_VVI all_DB the_AT tax_NN1 cuts_NN2 passed_VVN by_II George_NP1 W._NP1 Bush_NP1 ,_, which_DDQ expire_VV0 Jan._NPM1 1_MC1 ._. 
A_AT1 larger_JJR camp_NN1 wants_VVZ to_TO let_VVI tax_NN1 cuts_VVZ for_IF those_DD2 earning_VVG $250,000_NNU or_CC more_RRR expire_VV0 and_CC use_VV0 the_AT proceeds_NN2 for_IF measures_NN2 such_II21 as_II22 a_AT1 payroll-tax_JJ holiday_NN1 or_CC other_JJ small-business_JJ breaks_NN2 ._. 
And_CC the_AT third_MD contingent_NN1 wants_VVZ to_TO end_VVI those_DD2 top-tier_JJ cuts_NN2 and_CC use_VVI the_AT revenue_NN1 to_TO pay_VVI down_RP the_AT deficit_NN1 ._. 
"_" Everybody_PN1 's_VHZ got_VVN an_AT1 idea_NN1 on_II this_DD1 ,_, "_" said_VVD a_AT1 Democratic_JJ leadership_NN1 aide_NN1 in_II the_AT Senate_NN1 ._. 
The_AT administration_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN arguing_VVG that_CST Republicans_NN2 are_VBR hypocritical_JJ for_IF blaming_VVG the_AT growing_JJ U.S._NP1 budget_NN1 deficit_NN1 on_II Democratic_JJ leadership_NN1 while_CS pushing_VVG to_TO extend_VVI all_DB the_AT Bush-era_JJ tax_NN1 cuts_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB many_DA2 Democrats_NN2 acknowledge_VV0 that_DD1 is_VBZ n't_XX resonating_VVG with_IW voters_NN2 ._. 
Instead_RR ,_, they_PPHS2 want_VV0 to_TO give_VVI Republicans_NN2 a_AT1 choice_NN1 between_II tax_NN1 cuts_VVZ for_IF the_AT rich_JJ and_CC tax_NN1 cuts_VVZ for_IF workers_NN2 and_CC small_JJ businesses_NN2 ._. 
Sen._NNB Russ_NP1 Feingold_NP1 (_( D._NP1 ,_, Wis._NP1 )_) ,_, who_PNQS is_VBZ in_II a_AT1 tough_JJ re-election_NN1 fight_NN1 ,_, is_VBZ urging_VVG an_AT1 extension_NN1 and_CC expansion_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 payroll_NN1 tax_NN1 cut_VVN for_IF small_JJ firms_NN2 hiring_VVG new_JJ workers_NN2 ._. 
The_AT White_NP1 House_NN1 is_VBZ examining_VVG that_DD1 idea_NN1 ,_, as_II31 well_II32 as_II33 a_AT1 proposal_NN1 to_TO extend_VVI the_AT payroll_NN1 tax_NN1 cut_VVN to_II those_DD2 who_PNQS are_VBR hired_VVN ._. 
It_PPH1 also_RR wants_VVZ to_TO extend_VVI the_AT research-and-development_JJ tax_NN1 credit_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB administration_NN1 officials_NN2 are_VBR looking_VVG at_II broader_JJR small-business_JJ tax_NN1 cuts_VVZ that_CST might_VM have_VHI bipartisan_JJ appeal_NN1 ._. 
Rep._NNB Joe_NP1 Wilson_NP1 (_( R._NP1 ,_, S.C._NP1 )_) ,_, who_PNQS called_VVD Mr._NNB Obama_NP1 a_AT1 liar_NN1 during_II a_AT1 presidential_JJ address_NN1 to_II Congress_NN1 ,_, has_VHZ proposed_VVN an_AT1 immediate_JJ ,_, 20%_NNU small-business_JJ tax_NN1 cut_NN1 ._. 
Any_DD appeal_NN1 to_II Republicans_NN2 will_VM be_VBI a_AT1 tough_JJ sell_VV0 just_RR weeks_NNT2 before_II a_AT1 mid-term_JJ election_NN1 that_CST appears_VVZ likely_JJ to_TO give_VVI the_AT GOP_NN1 major_JJ gains_NN2 in_II Congress_NN1 ._. 
The_AT National_JJ Republican_NN1 Congressional_JJ Committee_NN1 dubbed_VVN the_AT administration_NN1 's_GE "_" Recovery_NN1 Summer_NNT1 "_" a_AT1 "_" Recovery_NN1 Bummer_NN1 "_" after_II Friday_NPD1 's_GE employment_NN1 report_NN1 showed_VVD a_AT1 net_JJ loss_NN1 in_II August_NPM1 of_IO 54,000_MC jobs_NN2 ._. 
House_NN1 Minority_NN1 Leader_NN1 John_NP1 Boehner_NP1 (_( R._NP1 ,_, Ohio_NP1 )_) called_VVN talk_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 new_JJ jobs_NN2 plan_VV0 "_" political-season_JJ panicking_NN1 among_II Washington_NP1 insiders_NN2 ._. "_" 
The_AT amount_NN1 at_II issue_NN1 is_VBZ small_JJ in_II a_AT1 $14_NNU trillion_NNO economy_NN1 ,_, but_CCB economists_NN2 said_VVD it_PPH1 could_VM have_VHI an_AT1 impact_NN1 if_CS targeted_VVN correctly_RR ._. 
Most_DAT agreed_VVD the_AT biggest_JJT bang_NN1 for_IF the_AT buck_NN would_VM come_VVI from_II steering_VVG the_AT money_NN1 toward_II hiring_VVG and_CC investment_NN1 ._. 
Congress_NN1 already_RR approved_VVN a_AT1 tax_NN1 incentive_NN1 that_CST exempts_VVZ wages_NN2 paid_VVN to_II new_JJ hires_NN2 who_PNQS had_VHD been_VBN out_II21 of_II22 work_NN1 60_MC days_NNT2 or_CC more_RRR from_II an_AT1 employer_NN1 's_VBZ 6.2%_FO share_NN1 of_IO Social_JJ Security_NN1 payroll_NN1 taxes_NN2 ._. 
But_CCB Harvard_NP1 University_NN1 economist_NN1 Lawrence_NP1 Katz_NP1 said_VVD an_AT1 expanded_JJ credit_NN1 could_VM be_VBI more_RGR effective_JJ ,_, such_II21 as_II22 having_VHG the_AT government_NN1 pick_VV0 up_RP half_DB the_AT payroll-tax_JJ tab_NN1 for_IF every_AT1 new_JJ hire_NN1 ,_, regardless_RR of_IO whether_CSW they_PPHS2 had_VHD been_VBN unemployed_JJ ._. 
Still_RR ,_, some_DD who_PNQS might_VM benefit_VVI from_II such_DA tax_NN1 relief_NN1 argue_VV0 it_PPH1 's_VBZ the_AT wrong_JJ prescription_NN1 at_II this_DD1 point_NN1 ._. 
William_NP1 C._NP1 Dunkelberg_NP1 ,_, chief_JJ economist_NN1 for_IF the_AT National_JJ Federation_NN1 of_IO Independent_JJ Business_NN1 ,_, said_VVD small_JJ business_NN1 does_VDZ n't_XX need_VVI another_DD1 tax_NN1 cut_NN1 and_CC that_CST allowing_VVG the_AT money_NN1 to_TO stay_VVI in_II the_AT hands_NN2 of_IO consumers_NN2 --_NN1 including_VVG by_II extending_VVG all_DB the_AT Bush_NP1 tax_NN1 cuts_VVZ --_NN1 is_VBZ what_DDQ will_VM ultimately_RR help_VVI the_AT economy_NN1 recover_VV0 ._. 
"_" History_NN1 shows_VVZ that_CST letting_VVG Washington_NP1 have_VHI the_AT money_NN1 and_CC spend_VV0 it_PPH1 is_VBZ very_RG ineffective_JJ ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" If_CS you_PPY give_VV0 a_AT1 small_JJ biz_NN1 guy_NN1 $20,000_NNU ,_, he_PPHS1 'll_VM say_VVI ,_, 'I_UH could_VM buy_VVI a_AT1 new_JJ delivery_NN1 truck_NN1 ,_, but_CCB I_PPIS1 have_VH0 nobody_PN1 to_TO deliver_VVI to_II ._. '_" "_" 
