Reply #13: A) No revenue increases

[jeff47]

B) Medicare cuts as a 'trigger' when the GOP takes hostages again. To those attempting to excuse it as "provider cuts", when those providers stop seeing Medicare patients, seniors won't be happy.

C) No revenue increases

D) The economy's crappy. Any cuts _AT ALL_ hurt the already crappy economy. The crappy economy is the only viable way the Republicans can win in 2012 and this deal cements that.

E) No revenue increases

F) The entire "super-congress" structure is horrifically terrifying to those who believe in Democracy. Should the people of a small house district in another state get to decide to cut your benefits? Or perhaps that should be handled by the representatives you elected.

G) No revenue increases

H) It demonstrates that hostage taking was very, very effective for the Tea Party. So they'll do it again.

I) No revenue increases

J) Since we're all about "austerity" and reigning in the debt, there's no prayer of any sort of jobs bill. Meaning the economy will be crappy for a long, long time. Get ready to use terms like "lost decade".

K) No revenue increases - and if you think the super-congress will add them, I've got this bridge....