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President Barack Obama has exactly ONE bipartisan accomplishment in two years, this tax compromise. I salute him; it is his best work yet. And the Left wants to fry him for it. Obama stands to pick up at least three votes in the middle for every economically illiterate leftie that wanders away. And don't think the middle won't go for Obama in 2012--it is his progressive agenda that we hate, not him as a person. If he ditches that agenda and governs with common sense, and the economy prospers as a result, he'll do fine. And some of you will still be stewing in the class-warfare envy that President Obama did so much to incite during his campaign and first two years. He is seeing the light, why can't you?
Again, there is no cost to extending the tax RATES...unless you believe that money belongs to the government and is on loan to the taxpayer. Is that what you believe?
No cost???? Don't tell me that you still think they are free?
It's the Republicans who have been holding up the extension of unemployment benefits. All they have to do is drop their demands of tax breaks for the highest earners and everything will be fine.
Exactly! Seems that the republicans can't seem to grasp that tho.
The GOP won't decouple the tax RATE extensions, not a chance.
The dems are balking at the estate tax deal, or so they say. I think it's all political posturing. I mean, they have to show their base, the Left, that they are fighting.
Did you happen to read about the estate tax deal that they had to through in to kiss the repubs ___? Sweet!
Both sides have agreed to extending tax cuts for the middle tax. Tax cuts for the highest earners is where the disagreement lies.
Perhaps the orange man will hold a press conference and explain why he is holding up the extension of unemployment benefits, plus tax breaks for the middle class, just so he can get tax breaks for the upper 2% of earners..
Didn't Boner say that they wouldn't let the taxes expire for the middle class even if they had to give up the $200,000 and higher tax cuts. Seems he forgot?
President Barack Obama has exactly ONE bipartisan accomplishment in two years, this tax compromise. I salute him; it is his best work yet. And the Left wants to fry him for it. Obama stands to pick up at least three votes in the middle for every economically illiterate leftie that wanders away. And don't think the middle won't go for Obama in 2012--it is his progressive agenda that we hate, not him as a person. If he ditches that agenda and governs with common sense, and the economy prospers as a result, he'll do fine. And some of you will still be stewing in the class-warfare envy that President Obama did so much to incite during his campaign and first two years. He is seeing the light, why can't you?
What is economically illiterate is borrowing $900 Billion dollars without knowing how you will pay it off. What ever happened to the fiscal conservatism of the Tea Party?
What is economically illiterate is borrowing $900 Billion dollars without knowing how you will pay it off. What ever happened to the fiscal conservatism of the Tea Party?
Yes that would be fantastic. If this alleged "compromise" had spending cuts, to offset the reduced taxes I would not have a problem with it. Unfortunately it doesn't. Cutting spending would be great, but is isn't anywhere in this bill.
What is economically illiterate is borrowing $900 Billion dollars without knowing how you will pay it off.
In regards to the tax cut extensions, the government doesn't have to borrow any money to let people keep the same percentage of their own earnings. They simply collect the designated tax revenue.
The problem actually lies in the fact that the Dems are spending money the government doesn't have.
The real party of HELL NO has proven they are not for the average America.
No wonder they have been booted out.
DEMS ARE THE PARTY OF HELL NO.
Shame on them.
Think you got it wrong as the repubs are not interested the in "average" american but in protecting the rich. They won't give a tax cut to the middle class unless the rich get the cuts with the other sweet deal. The republicans are a party of HELL NO!!!!
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