Confidence will soon rise back after payroll tax hike hit

Consumer confidence may be as much as 20 points lower than otherwise due to the effects of the payroll tax hike. But as long as employment continues to rise, gasoline prices don’t increase too much and equity prices hold on to their recent gains, confidence will soon rise back.

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