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Thu Dec 20, 2012, 04:15 PM

10. Not by much

I bet you will find that the "Plan B" bill only has the marginal rate going up by a little, and it might only be a temporary increase. I bet they don't show cap gains, dividends, or the alt min going up for the rich.

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65 replies	Author	Time	Post
Merry 'Cliffmas': Obama, Boehner Deal Dims [View all]	brooklynite	Dec 2012	OP
This is so fun to watch them fall apart.	loyalkydem	Dec 2012	#1
So the Republicans are going to let taxes go up on the rich?	liberal N proud	Dec 2012	#2
Not by much	BlueStreak	Dec 2012	#10
Yes.	janx	Dec 2012	#14
Newtown is more important than this inside the Beltway crap.	bluestateguy	Dec 2012	#3
Full steam ahead to the Cliff!	SoapBox	Dec 2012	#4
Amen to cutting Defense more rather than SS	Liberalynn	Dec 2012	#11
Seriously I don't think you are paying attention.	humbled_opinion	Dec 2012	#20
I don't know where you live?	John2	Dec 2012	#33
I'll ditto to John2...and this...	SoapBox	Dec 2012	#34
First off	humbled_opinion	Dec 2012	#44
And are you saying, combined 50K NET, as in the actual amount, after all deductions,	SoapBox	Dec 2012	#35
Yes that is correct but taxes will go up on everyone not just the rich....	humbled_opinion	Dec 2012	#45
My bracket got	humbled_opinion	Dec 2012	#47
I'm with you.	Plucketeer	Dec 2012	#27
Must be nice but there are	humbled_opinion	Dec 2012	#48
I was amongst those military hardware employees for many, many years.	Plucketeer	Dec 2012	#65
My God! The bias of ABC! "Increasingly grim" indeed! The old deal is the best deal for Americans!	grahamhgreen	Dec 2012	#5
Not what they're saying...	brooklynite	Dec 2012	#13
Let's list all those Financial Repercussions...	SoapBox	Dec 2012	#17
Really here is the list...	humbled_opinion	Dec 2012	#22
$5000 of $50K...is a TEN percent increase.	SoapBox	Dec 2012	#36
He's correct	Yo_Mama	Dec 2012	#39
When you're running a deficit, you're not getting a tax cut,	grahamhgreen	Dec 2012	#43
Are you actually arguing	humbled_opinion	Dec 2012	#50
I agree that the 2% payroll tax cut should be rescinded	Yo_Mama	Dec 2012	#52
Sometimes it's helpful	humbled_opinion	Dec 2012	#54
I can assure you that bankers get it	Yo_Mama	Dec 2012	#56
The Bush tax cuts did not cut taxes for the lower class by	grahamhgreen	Dec 2012	#57
No but they did cut them	humbled_opinion	Dec 2012	#59
Your point is good	Yo_Mama	Dec 2012	#55
Thank you for showing so plainly	humbled_opinion	Dec 2012	#49
Did you forget	humbled_opinion	Dec 2012	#46
Add to that the non-defense spending cuts...	brooklynite	Dec 2012	#38
History suggests the market will tank if we do strike a deal.	grahamhgreen	Dec 2012	#42
Some people happy	humbled_opinion	Dec 2012	#51
Source?	grahamhgreen	Dec 2012	#41
"deficit-reduction compromise". Who are they kidding?	mostlyconfused	Dec 2012	#6
Neither side? Sure about that?	mac56	Dec 2012	#7
Positive.	mostlyconfused	Dec 2012	#8
Ah, but wait, there's more!	mac56	Dec 2012	#9
Two points...first, you're talking about 10 years	mostlyconfused	Dec 2012	#24
Your solution?	mac56	Dec 2012	#28
There isn't an easy one	mostlyconfused	Dec 2012	#29
Let the taxes go up!	John2	Dec 2012	#12
You going to feed my kids?	humbled_opinion	Dec 2012	#23
Hot Damn!	ReRe	Dec 2012	#15
In pirate voice: "Off the cliff ya scurvy dogs."	maddogesq	Dec 2012	#16
Spam deleted by OKNancy (MIR Team)	Fontune35	Dec 2012	#18
chained CPI??????	heaven05	Dec 2012	#19
I want some of what you're drinking.	amandabeech	Dec 2012	#21
Must be some good stuff!	forestpath	Dec 2012	#26
and	heaven05	Dec 2012	#61
He absolutely will!.............nft	plethoro	Dec 2012	#30
and	heaven05	Dec 2012	#62
Apparently your drinking has increased your prescience. nft	plethoro	Dec 2012	#63
????	heaven05	Dec 2012	#64
Obama is too determined to cut SS not to find a way to save the evil deal.	forestpath	Dec 2012	#25
When we go off the cliff, will that mean Obama caved on caving?	JoePhilly	Dec 2012	#31
Let the Republicans boil in their own stew.	JDPriestly	Dec 2012	#32
Super ditto.	SoapBox	Dec 2012	#37
Yes, but if we go over the cliff it is imposing an austerity measure	Yo_Mama	Dec 2012	#40
Again thank you	humbled_opinion	Dec 2012	#53
And what do you think will happen if you instead impose the austerity on seniors?	JDPriestly	Dec 2012	#58
How about an offsetting tariff based on labor and environmental standards?	amandabeech	Dec 2012	#60

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