Wealthy GOP senators will shut down government to secure their tax breaks

[Joanne98]

Pres. Obama met with Republican and Democratic leaders Tuesday and it seemed to go well. “We had a very nice meeting today,” said GOP House leader John Boehner. “The question is, can we find the common ground the American people expect us to find?” Republican Senators Wednesday, however, signaled they weren’t interested in common ground, at least not when it comes to securing tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, a tax bracket that includes almost all (or all) of the Republican senators.

In a letter signed by all 42 current GOP members of the Senate and delivered to Majority Leader Harry Reid, the Republicans said they “cannot agree to prioritize any matters above the critical issues of funding the government and preventing a job-killing tax hike” by which they mean tax hikes for Americans making more than $250,000 per year.


In other words, in the long debate over the Bush tax cuts– where economists have said the cuts for the wealthy have mostly been banked by the wealthy, which is good for them, but for that reason have not generated jobs by any significant measure, even while expanding the budget deficit, and where Democrats have proposed granting the tax breaks to all the rest of Americans– Republican lawmakers have not compromised. They have found no common ground on which to stand.

As the Washington Independent reported months ago, some lawmakers have also proposed simply raising the ceiling and providing tax cuts for all Americans except millionaires. Today’s letter from the Republicans would seem to rule out that compromise, too.

http://coloradoindependent.com/68908/wealthy-gop-senators-will-shut-down-government-to-secure-their-tax-breaks

[mediaman007]

1. Adjourn the session.

The Republicans can take care of it in January. I know Obama will sign the bill into law.

[emulatorloo]

2. In Before The "Its all Obama's Fault" Post

Somebody needs to do the math for these folks (R). They can't scream about the deficit and then scream about wanting tax cuts for their rich friends

Edit: (OOPS I was to late to make the IBTIAOF.)

[BanzaiBonnie]

3. Let the tax breaks expire

All of them.

[DesertFlower]

5. i agree. i'll pay the extra tax.

i just worry about those who will be hurt by this, but if they're extended for the rich i'm going to plotz.

[Hawkeye-X]

4. And in 2012, 2014, and 2016, all GOP senators will lose their jobs

and replaced with progressive Senators from their respective states.

Yes, you can grow your own progressives, you just need the motivation to do it.

Show the people that Republicans are bad for them, and the Democrats are better, but the more left we go, the better off we will be.

Hawkeye-X

[w8liftinglady]

6. I hope you are right...but WE must commit ourselves to GOTV

It will take every eligeable voter to challenge the status quo.
I have committed myself to this(I'll admit,I've been lazy in the past)


Those of us who can have to educate and activate our neighbors.

[lumpy]

7. Well, we can hope.

can't we.

[Johonny]

8. Just make them two seperate bills tax cut for the weathly, tax cut for the middle class and poor

and then make the Republicans pass the middle class to get the tax cut for the rich to the floor. Make them go on TV and say they are blocking tax cuts for the middle class. Play * politics for a change.

[emulatorloo]

9. It is a really good idea, Republicans don't want to do that because it will ruin the little game

they play -

[Doctor_J]

10. If nothing is done (no government), the tax breaks expire, no?

:shrug: