Do most people understand the argument over extending Bush's tax cuts?
Most people? Judging by the last election where 93 million eligible voters didn't even vote and about half the rest voted for Obama I'd say most people don't have a clue about Bush tax cuts or any thing else that concerns government, the economy, politics or our freedoms which they (most people) seem to no longer even care about.
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