Delaying Tax Vote Could Crash Stock Market

Failure by Congress to extend the Bush tax cuts, especially locking in the 15 percent capital gains tax rate

, will spark a stock market sell off starting December 15 as investors move to lock in gains at a lower rate than the 20 percent it would jump to next year, warn analysts.

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