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3. Meaning?

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 10:43 AM

Nov 2012

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Let's see, end of Bush tax cuts, new capital gains tax, defense cuts... [View all] allrevvedup Nov 2012 OP

Anyone know what that lower threshold for the AMT is? sadbear Nov 2012 #1

Found this: allrevvedup Nov 2012 #5

Your signature line says a lot. patricia92243 Nov 2012 #2

Meaning? allrevvedup Nov 2012 #3

It says that letting Detroit go bankrupt is the way forward. patricia92243 Nov 2012 #4

I totally misread it, I guess SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #8

You've got a lot to learn around these parts. nt Hutzpa Nov 2012 #15

I don't think so SickOfTheOnePct Nov 2012 #19

Ah. My point is that we're being bamboozled as usual. allrevvedup Nov 2012 #9

We have "cake and eat it too" group here Puzzledtraveller Nov 2012 #6

I would put a little "v." between bankrupt and Forward. SunSeeker Nov 2012 #7

Gotcha. allrevvedup Nov 2012 #11

I only disagree on one point. SunSeeker Nov 2012 #10

But isn't that basically trickle-down theory? allrevvedup Nov 2012 #12

Good point. allrevvedup Nov 2012 #16

No, it's growing the middle class (trickle up). SunSeeker Nov 2012 #14

In other words letting the tax cuts expire would create jobs? allrevvedup Nov 2012 #18

Bingo. nt SunSeeker Nov 2012 #20

Precisely, why is this supposed to be bad? nt bemildred Nov 2012 #21