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In reply to the discussion: Congressman DeFazio: If we do nothing, seniors are safe and Lloyd Blankfein's taxes go up! [View all]groundloop
(11,518 posts)31. Therein lies the problem - if 'nothing' happens then lower middle class gets hurt
Yes, you'd think that would put us in a stronger position, but I can certainly envision Congressional repubs using that as a bargaining ploy to protect their millionaires and billionaires. ACTUALLY, we'd just be going back to the tax rates we had under Clinton, but of course we should be leaving the rates lower for anyone who's not wealthy.
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Congressman DeFazio: If we do nothing, seniors are safe and Lloyd Blankfein's taxes go up! [View all]
Report1212
Dec 2012
OP
Lloyd Blankfein shouldn't be worrying about doing taxes. He should be worried about doing time.
Initech
Dec 2012
#5
Therein lies the problem - if 'nothing' happens then lower middle class gets hurt
groundloop
Dec 2012
#31
I think this is where we will separate out the real Democrats from The Third Way'ers. nm
rhett o rick
Dec 2012
#16
Ok, but we need a name. "corporatist wing of the Democratic Party", doesnt sell well. nm
rhett o rick
Dec 2012
#35
Wait! In the several years I've been getting Social Security my COLA has been pathetic,
maddiemom
Dec 2012
#23
Another $1000 or $2000 a year would suck but I am more worried about folks...
Walk away
Dec 2012
#53
I have tried every "Fiscal Cliff" calculator out there and for a single person...
Walk away
Dec 2012
#68
In the complete absence of any positive proposals, nothing is the best option. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#59
I am poor. Most likely much worse off than you. What I believe that you are not considering
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#65
Maybe where you live that is true, and I'm sure that someone here is getting something like the
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#75
So you're smarter, more experienced, and have a better understanding than DeFazio and Sanders...
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#78
Ah, there's one problem. The north east is not like any other part of the nation, yet the people
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#81