It's a misnomer to call them the "Bush tax cuts". The marginal tax rate cuts were signed by Obama in 2010 and the "cliff" includes things like the Payroll Tax

It's a misnomer to call them the "Bush tax cuts". The marginal tax rate cuts were signed by Obama in 2010 and the "cliff" includes things like the Payroll Tax Holiday-- the largest of tax cuts [1]-- which only came about in 2010. [1] http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-deutsche-bank-fiscal-cliff-chart-2012-11 http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-of-the-day-deutsche-ban...