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Xyzse

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6. I can understand a bit of that...

Reply to Harmony Blue (Original post)

Tue Dec 11, 2012, 11:22 AM

Dec 2012

I mean, in regards to taxes, I'm right there with you.
The other issue however is the Sequestration. People are stuck talking about taxes that they don't seem to talk as much about that other part of the equation.

As far as I care, I rather deal with the details of sequestration and let all the tax cuts expire.

Meaning, let's talk about what is getting cut in the sequestration for now and soften that as much as possible. There just doesn't seem to be a point to go on and on about the Tax Cut expiring issue, that it might be best to just create a different Tax Cut after the end of the year, having in mind that sequestration won't be as bad, and they need to be able to pay for it.

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All the tax cuts need to expire. All of them [View all] Harmony Blue Dec 2012 OP

What we need from a deal is a more gradual path towards the old rates. dkf Dec 2012 #1

Save Medicare by Cutting Defense Yavin4 Dec 2012 #4

Then tell Obama to stop getting us into conflicts. dkf Dec 2012 #5

do you support any position of this administration? OKNancy Dec 2012 #7

Obama did a good job getting us out of the original mess, stabilizing the financial system. dkf Dec 2012 #13

"threatening language" <> "involvement" Yavin4 Dec 2012 #9

So what happens if the Syrians do use chemical weapons? dkf Dec 2012 #14

Ideally a gradual return to the old rates would be the most optimal Harmony Blue Dec 2012 #2

tax cuts rso Dec 2012 #3

I can understand a bit of that... Xyzse Dec 2012 #6

I agree completely. Looking forward to going over the 'cliff'. Avalux Dec 2012 #8

Haven't decided one way or the other on this fiscal cliff scenario. If nothing is done Filibuster Harry Dec 2012 #10

At some point, all of the Bush 2001/03 tax cuts will have to expire. Dawson Leery Dec 2012 #11

It's the draconian automatic spending cuts that will put us back into recession. Bake Dec 2012 #12