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SHRED

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Sat Dec 1, 2012, 10:23 AM Dec 2012

"The Cliff"

Fiscal Cliff: 10 Ways Obama, Congress Could Trim Without New Income Taxes, Entitlement Cuts
Posted: 11/30/2012 7:51 am EST Updated: 11/30/2012 8:55 pm EST

1. Prison Reform.
2. End the Drug War.
3. Let Medicare Negotiate With Big Pharma.
4. Offshore Tax Havens.
5. De-privatize Government Contract Work.
6. Print More Money.
7. Print Less Money.
8. Immigration: Less Detention, More Ankle Bracelets.
9. Financial Speculation Tax.
10. Carbon Tax.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/30/fiscal-cliff-10-ways-obama-congress-_n_2215099.html

10 Ways to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff
The money's there if you know where to look for it.

Stop giving investors a sweetheart deal
Additional revenue: $533 billion over 10 years

Quit subsidizing mansions and vacation homes
Additional revenue: $214.6 billion over 10 years

End the "step up" giveaway on inherited stocks
Additional revenue: $764 billion over 10 years

Revitalize the "death tax"
Additional revenue: $432 billion over 10 years

Heed America's favorite investment guru
Additional revenue: $171 billion over 10 years

Reset back to Clinton-era tax rates for upper incomes
Additional revenue: $442 billion over 10 years

Take agribusiness giants off the federal teat
Additional revenue: $112 billion over 10 years

End oil and gas drilling in Washington, DC
Additional revenue: $158 billion over 10 years

Forget cap and trade: Impose a carbon tax instead
Additional revenue: $1.25 trillion over 10 years

Stop giving corporations an excuse to hide profits and send jobs abroad
Additional revenue: $583 billion over 10 years

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/11/10-easy-ways-avoid-fiscal-cliff
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