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It won't matter to the entrenched Republicans, and even some moderates jpljr77 Aug 2012 #1
We got to push this the same way Reagan pushed it in 1984 against Mondale. WI_DEM Aug 2012 #2
"The Plan Would Have To" DallasNE Aug 2012 #3
He hasn't spelled it out, but he's talked a lot about "closing loopholes" starroute Aug 2012 #4
Just a reminder of what the past looked like (adjusted for inflation): JHB Aug 2012 #5
those rates, if enacted today, would turn America into a 3rd world country within 5 to 10 years stockholmer Aug 2012 #23
Debate about the best rates is fine, that's why I posted this JHB Aug 2012 #24
I think that the US can keep on racking up massive debt, and thus keep the game going for at least stockholmer Aug 2012 #25
+1, define what rMoney would do by what he did in the past if he doesn't want to spell it out uponit7771 Aug 2012 #11
Krugman Is Saying Much The Same Thing i Say DallasNE Aug 2012 #14
I think Krugman is being far too optimistic starroute Aug 2012 #17
Let me guess who the other 5% are Bucky Aug 2012 #6
rMoney's plan is to raise taxes on the "job creators" -- the consumers whose purchases SDjack Aug 2012 #7
K&R!! n/t hue Aug 2012 #8
I was ready to applaud this hfojvt Aug 2012 #9
This is the problem with accountants and mathematicians JDPriestly Aug 2012 #12
what a terrible thing it is to look at facts, eh? hfojvt Aug 2012 #18
A higher standard deduction would be great, but it won't happen. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #20
well then by all means, we MUST keep all those tax breaks for the rich hfojvt Aug 2012 #21
You are forgetting the child care deduction, the student loan interest deduction. JDPriestly Aug 2012 #26
actually no I am not hfojvt Aug 2012 #27
Mitt's Goose is Cooked bucolic_frolic Aug 2012 #10
Why yes this is a major issue! Quantess Aug 2012 #13
And their (Repubs) response will be.......... mrmpa Aug 2012 #15
But, But ... I Thought Republicans Were Anti Tax Increases - Say It Ain't So Mitt! cantbeserious Aug 2012 #16
Might have to wait a few days to break this news to conservatives. Kalidurga Aug 2012 #19
So, Republicans are LYING about taxes... Berlum Aug 2012 #22
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