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ballaratocker

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19. This is what moderation looks like?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Sun Nov 25, 2012, 06:55 PM

Nov 2012

They are basically saying 'we want to make things fairer by not allowing the top 1% to use SOME accounting tricks to avoid their responsibilities. Are we not merciful?' And this is being reported as the middle road? Shows how screwy things are.

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Top GOP Lawmakers Call For Higher Tax Revenues [View all] DonViejo Nov 2012 OP

McShame and Little Lindsey Graham tout the $Rmoney Plan IllinoisBirdWatcher Nov 2012 #1

Yes. Same old M$ttens tax dodge. cyclezealot Nov 2012 #5

+1,000 to what you said. freshwest Nov 2012 #13

I could swear he also said; "As long as entitlement reform is also on the table" notadmblnd Nov 2012 #2

LOL. The "home mortgage interest deduction limit" trick again. PSPS Nov 2012 #3

Raise the rates AgingAmerican Nov 2012 #4

They are John2 Nov 2012 #6

I call b.s. on "capping deductions". Hit the middle class on mortgage interest, medical, state and LoisB Nov 2012 #7

40 grand is upper income? valerief Nov 2012 #8

I think he meant that the deduction would be limited to that. David__77 Nov 2012 #15

Duh. Oh, thanks. I'm a knucklehead. nt valerief Nov 2012 #17

Not at all! If so, we all are. David__77 Nov 2012 #18

GOP Ideological Lies bucolic_frolic Nov 2012 #9

These two are like the Amos and Andy show every Sunday go west young man Nov 2012 #10

The old Amos 'n Andy radio show was at least funny - nothing funny about these two. LoisB Nov 2012 #12

Dumbasses. Not aware that tax rates will go up if we do nothing. AAO Nov 2012 #11

Translation: GOP wants to soak the poor and middle class out of their last dollar meow2u3 Nov 2012 #14

Do both Andy823 Nov 2012 #16

This is what moderation looks like? ballaratocker Nov 2012 #19

let the tax rates go to the level before Raygun Angry Dragon Nov 2012 #20