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Future. it will have an impact on how much budget deficits grow in the future and, as you saw, the price tag of this deal could potentially be in the $4 trillion range, largely because of this permanent amt repeal. >> theres one more piece of this that we talked about going into the negotiations for this over the weekend and thats what it would mean for the unemployeds long-term benefits. they will be extended now for about 2.1 million americans but just for a year, right? >> thats right. this w...

Fear among a lot of businesses that these can expire and that tax rates will dramatically increase with no deal in congress. >> something else that we didnt hear a lot about is the alternative minimum tax, but this deal actually permanently fixes that. why is that important? >> every single year, congress punts on the so-called amt. this is a tax system that was created in a way that was not supposed to hit the middle class but over the years the way its happened is eventually its threatened to ...