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28. There are 2 main reasons for the deficit. Tax cuts and Big War. Have to see what the CBO says.

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CBS: It's Official: Deal Reached On "Fiscal Cliff" [View all] Purveyor Dec 2012 OP

Could be worse... Richardo Dec 2012 #1

Where are the jobs.Screw deficit focus-Jobs jobs bjobotts Jan 2013 #20

Debt ceiling blackmail next? bjobotts Jan 2013 #21

OK...this I can live with. CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2012 #2

That's my thought too, Peg Richardo Dec 2012 #3

why are so many so willing to give Obama a pass on this? He lost again. bowens43 Dec 2012 #5

Payroll tax cut expires as well WallaceRitchie Dec 2012 #9

Exactly. Are you sure about the expiration of the payroll tax cut? I can't find plethoro Dec 2012 #13

Payroll tax was never even discussed. We are such chumps. chimpymustgo Jan 2013 #32

Well, if it had been extended again, plethoro Jan 2013 #39

Lift the damn CAP - and lower everyone's contribution. So many ways to make this less regressive. chimpymustgo Jan 2013 #40

We have all said that so many times and so fervently, I wonder plethoro Jan 2013 #41

An extension of the payroll tax cut is not in the bill passed in the Senate Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #33

Thank you so much for your post, Yo-Mama........nft plethoro Jan 2013 #38

Me, too. While I don't like everything about it Politicub Dec 2012 #11

Agreed. jillan Jan 2013 #17

It is comiserate to the hand he was holding Cosmocat Jan 2013 #37

This isn't a deal WallaceRitchie Dec 2012 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author plethoro Jan 2013 #14

That will be filled with promises of cuts to entitlements. This was worse plethoro Jan 2013 #15

no changes to estate tax iamthebandfanman Dec 2012 #6

The changes are above caraher Dec 2012 #12

well iamthebandfanman Jan 2013 #22

Wimped out agai. The cap gains tax up only 5% to 20%, still less than the average American worker! ErikJ Dec 2012 #7

+1 Scuba Jan 2013 #31

And it only applies to high-income taxpayers n/t Yo_Mama Jan 2013 #34

I think there is an important semantic miscommunication when they talk about this... Ed Suspicious Dec 2012 #8

That's really nothing to get upset about BeyondGeography Dec 2012 #10

No, I'm fine with it. I just thought the language made it a very "us vs. them" type of thing. Ed Suspicious Jan 2013 #16

Wowzer! I Thought For Sure We Were Going Over... triplepoint Jan 2013 #18

Sounds like a typical Obama deal.. sendero Jan 2013 #19

... ... Why Syzygy Jan 2013 #23

Once agan, Obama caves from position of strength Kelvin Mace Jan 2013 #24

He might as well make all tax cuts permanent now budkin Jan 2013 #26

You are talking purist nonsense. Not happy? Then step up and do some actual governing YOURSELF. RBInMaine Jan 2013 #27

Purist nonsense? Kelvin Mace Jan 2013 #43

Figure we're looking at the set pattern until 2014 malthaussen Jan 2013 #25

You're right. A mandate doesn't mean shit when the other party controls the House lunatica Jan 2013 #30

There are 2 main reasons for the deficit. Tax cuts and Big War. Have to see what the CBO says. grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #28

I find this deal acceptable. What is so hard to understand about we have a divided Shilo Jan 2013 #29

It's about what I expected. You can never get everything you want unless WhoWoodaKnew Jan 2013 #35

I told you, Weak leadership gets you nothing 4dsc Jan 2013 #36

Everytime I get my hopes up that we are going off the cliff, they always come to a last-minute deal Ter Jan 2013 #42