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Blue_In_AK

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45. I feel pretty certain that if we do go over the cliff

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Original post)

Sun Dec 30, 2012, 06:50 PM

Dec 2012

the unemployment compensation situation and a middle-class tax cut will be taken care of in short order, that is, assuming Boehner is still speaker. If it's Cantor or some other bagger, all bets are off.

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For those cheering ... [View all] 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 OP

I would think the Tea Party would be delighted with this... Buzz Clik Dec 2012 #1

Howard Dean seemed delighted with it. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #19

Yep ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #34

Oh? Rex Dec 2012 #41

Sure do. cherokeeprogressive Dec 2012 #47

delight? Is expressing a professional opinion TTE "Surgery is necessary" an instance of delight? nt patrice Dec 2012 #56

"delighted"? I would like to see that, please and thank you. nt patrice Dec 2012 #54

Dean has always been a fiscal conservative. One of the 99 Dec 2012 #63

I for one am not looking forward to more financial strife. progressoid Dec 2012 #2

Sure, just so long as you're willing to go into a room full of seniors, and those near retirement, MadHound Dec 2012 #3

Except ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #6

Show proof of that assertion. I do not think that you can. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #10

Okay 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #14

So you have not proof of your assertions. That is as clear as a bell. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #21

I also want to know why someone said Howard Dean would be pleased. Rex Dec 2012 #43

Because Dr. Dean said we should go over. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #53

Robert Reich has also supported on this. link: patrice Dec 2012 #57

And Paul Krugman, though his position is nuanced, as usual. link: patrice Dec 2012 #59

Well first of all, it isn't a "rumored" deal, MadHound Dec 2012 #13

Please ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #18

Actually it was a proposal made and announced by the Obama administration, MadHound Dec 2012 #23

ok...so go into a room of working folk and tell them their EARNED BENEFITS will be CHAINED LaydeeBug Dec 2012 #69

A pretense of compassion for some to cover a calloused promotion of theft from elderly Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #7

Stop it ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #11

I'll do as I please, and I will always counter those who like you are promoting the cutting of Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #17

Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #24

No proof of your assertion about exemptions. More rambling about me. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #29

So do you receive Social Security? n/t JimDandy Dec 2012 #31

Good post Harmony Blue Dec 2012 #26

The OP offer not even an iota of proof of his assertions. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #30

+1 leftstreet Dec 2012 #22

NONE of the SUPPOSED cuts affects those in the next 10 years, so stop the deception graham4anything Dec 2012 #52

It isn't an issue of being glad to go over the so-called cliff gollygee Dec 2012 #4

I'm not sure of the context here. Cerridwen Dec 2012 #5

35,000 Arizonans ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #9

Thanks. Unemployment Compensation? Cerridwen Dec 2012 #15

Actually ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #27

That is run at the state level, right? Cerridwen Dec 2012 #28

Yes .. U/C is a state run program ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #35

For 30+ years Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #8

Well said. Stepping off the curb will yield results that will be impossible to gain if Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #38

I just heard Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #64

I'm cheering quinnox Dec 2012 #12

You are on your own Harmony Blue Dec 2012 #16

wonder if congress will continue to receive their checks?????? i bet they took care of that. spanone Dec 2012 #20

They each get a $900 raise on the 1st of January, that is already taken care of the the EO issued. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #25

I'm cheering. JimDandy Dec 2012 #32

All our taxes will be raised too. LisaL Dec 2012 #36

I'm pretty certain ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #37

Yep. They will start crying instead of cheering. LisaL Dec 2012 #39

As of today, the media is still saying that polls JimDandy Dec 2012 #42

Obama signed the bill that created the fiscal cliff in the first place. He *does* bear some of the HiPointDem Dec 2012 #50

That didn't take long. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #61

I'm okay with that. JimDandy Dec 2012 #40

Except for ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #44

Cheers. n/t L0oniX Dec 2012 #33

I feel pretty certain that if we do go over the cliff Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #45

Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #46

They can be retro as well. People got back checks in some of the extension cliffhangers. TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #48

Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #67

He should not have and that is as a person who would be homeless for another stretch without them TheKentuckian Jan 2013 #71

Obama signed the fiscal cliff bill that a bipartisan congress passed. They can undo that bill as HiPointDem Dec 2012 #49

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #68

The best defense is a good offense cbrer Dec 2012 #51

what your dog in this race? Skittles Dec 2012 #55

I care about the most vulnerable citizens ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #62

so you think others don't care??? Skittles Dec 2012 #70

I'm cheering and I hope we go over the cliff. Also, I don't need to bob and weave Cali_Democrat Dec 2012 #58

Sorry! really!! patrice Dec 2012 #60

my dtr in CA is one of those people. This is a very bad thing for her and her family! CTyankee Dec 2012 #65

And many ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #66

And when this *temporary* extension is up, what *permanent* concession would you make next? Marr Jan 2013 #72