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backscatter712

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1. It's kinda-sorta gonna happen like that.

Reply to stevenleser (Original post)

Tue Dec 4, 2012, 11:18 PM

Dec 2012

Once New Years Day hits and the country plunges over the "cliff", taxes go up, and it's now on the onus of the Republicans to vote to bring them back down.

In other words, Obama has the GOP by the short-and-curlies right now.

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Strange Fiscal Cliff Loophole that I mentioned on my Radio show today. What if... [View all] stevenleser Dec 2012 OP

It's kinda-sorta gonna happen like that. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #1

yes, this puts republicans in a very tight spot 0rganism Dec 2012 #2

I know that they probably don't think it Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2012 #3

Except the Repub House will pass a new tax cut with the wealthy included... kentuck Dec 2012 #4