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UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts) Sat Nov 17, 2012, 09:48 AM Nov 2012

Boehner Pushes Obama To Relocate Fiscal Cliff Farther Down The Road [View all]

But for all their calm rhetoric and cool demeanor, the two parties may still face a major point of disagreement. With just weeks to go before the Bush tax cuts expire and the sequester (totaling $1 trillion in spending cuts) goes into effect, Republicans are now pushing for an extension of the deadline until some time in 2013. Democrats, by contrast, are demanding that some agreement be reached before the end of the year.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/16/boehner-obama-fiscal-cliff_n_2146603.html

Let the Bush Tax cuts expire!

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Boehner Pushes Obama To Relocate Fiscal Cliff Farther Down The Road [View all] UCmeNdc Nov 2012 OP

...so they can use it as an election issue for 2014. tanyev Nov 2012 #1

Obama and the Dem are not falling for that delay tactics. I think Pres Obama ready it JackN415 Nov 2012 #2

If we go off the fiscal curb... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #3

President Obama John2 Nov 2012 #4

We need to run pro-life Dems in more conservative districts meow2u3 Nov 2012 #7

The reason Boehner wants the fiscal cliff relocated is because right now LiberalFighter Nov 2012 #5

yes ganggng Nov 2012 #6

Why didn't I think of that? Blue4Texas Nov 2012 #8

That's because he's between Obama and the cliff..... Wounded Bear Nov 2012 #9

We have no need to bargain. Let the Bush tax cuts expire! Change has come Nov 2012 #10

The Bush tax cuts will expire!! no one will fall for Boehner tricks again. Sunlei Nov 2012 #11

Good luck with that Boner. NightOwwl Nov 2012 #12

I don't have a problem with waiting until the first of year to deal with this Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2012 #13