Business Roundtable's front-and-center efforts to influence the fiscal cliff debate took another turn Dec. 11, when its corporate CEOs urged Congress to compromise on revenue increases, including possible tax hikes. Some groups representing small businesses—including the National Federation of Independent Business and International Franchise Association—immediately attacked BRT's change in position; BRT's "It's Time to Act" campaign had previously called for extending all expiring tax cuts until more comprehensive reform could be enacted. "It's easy for corporate CEOs to say that individual tax rates ought to be raised; their companies don't pay taxes at the individual… Read More