11.   In the end, it was the Democrats who caved and the tax was repealed.

12.   In the House today, Rep. Martin Sabo of Minnesota, the top Democrat on the Budget Committee said he is against repealing the tax.

13.   It repealed the tax on inheritances, paid by only one percent of taxpayers, but hardly made a dent in the marriage tax penalty.

14.   Lazio has called for easing the so-called marriage penalty, repealing some taxes on Social Security benefits and allowing the payroll tax to be deducted.

15.   Meanwhile, analysts say that by the time the tax would be repealed, gas prices are likely to be falling anyway.

16.   Mr. Cigarettes Cheaper wants to repeal the tax for several altruistic reasons, he says.

17.   Now the corporate minimum tax would be repealed for small businesses, although large corporations would still have to pay the tax.

18.   Now, he suggests the corporate minimum tax be repealed for small businesses, although large corporations would still have to pay it.

19.   Rates would not be reduced below the lowest income tax rate for an unmarried individual until the taxes were fully repealed.

20.   Repealing the tax has long been a cherished goal of conservatives, who say it is unfair for the government to levy what amounts to a tax on death.