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SWTORFanatic

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13. Go over the cliff, but I disagree with Howard Dean. No way we get a bill with tax hikes,

Reply to ProSense (Original post)

Sun Dec 30, 2012, 06:58 PM

Dec 2012

military spending cuts, and debt ceiling limit without give backs on SS/Medicare.

I think the best we can hope for is to go over the cliff and get a bill that restores "the bush tax cuts" and/or the payroll tax holiday on income under $250k and nothing else. The teabaggers can go back to their districts and say they helped avoid the biggest tax hike in history* and that way it gets through.

Tackle the debt ceiling and spending cuts in separate bills.

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Howard Dean: "I think the smart thing to do here is to go over the cliff..." [View all] ProSense Dec 2012 OP

Don't disagree. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #1

Oh brother, the Mother Of All Clusterfucks is coming Fumesucker Dec 2012 #2

I dont really care about the rates, but the unemployment insurance and payroll holiday are important Mass Dec 2012 #3

Medicare cuts are also part of the cliff (the doc fix) banned from Kos Dec 2012 #5

I disagree with the big deal. R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #4

Not to mention all the useless and/or dangerous crap they're going to add in. DCKit Dec 2012 #6

Wow. So Dean really doesn't care about all of the people who will no longer receive.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #7

Dean has always been a fiscal conservative. One of the 99 Dec 2012 #14

Sorry Howard. I usually agree with you but this time I can't progressoid Dec 2012 #8

The Republicans will not make a deal IMHO. ellisonz Dec 2012 #9

It's crazy when you have a bunch of teabaggers in the minority of Cha Dec 2012 #10

If we go over, fadedrose Dec 2012 #11

I think Dean is playing his cards close to his chest watch the sky Dec 2012 #12

Go over the cliff, but I disagree with Howard Dean. No way we get a bill with tax hikes, SWTORFanatic Dec 2012 #13