fiscal cliff deal gives $1.3 trillion in tax cuts to richest 5%

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17. no, the facts are the facts

your excuses for the facts are the spin

I am not gonna buy that permanent tax cuts that favor the rich were passed in order to help the poor or to help the economy.

That's the same crap Bush tried to sell when he first proposed his tax cuts.


I take issue with this "Yes, it would have been nice if we could have extended UI payments, cut taxes only for those below 200/250k income,"

No, it would not at all be nice to cut taxes for those below $250,000 in income. That was the bullshit proposal that favored the rich from the start. The middle quintile has average income of $45,200. THAT is where the focus should be, not way, way above $100,000.

That's part of the problem. Democrats original starting point favored the rich, and not a single progressive Democrat objected, except for Harkin at the 11th hour.

"We got a lot from this deal" only looks true to me if by "we" you mean "members of the top 20%", because THEY certainly did get alot from this deal.