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21. The Bowles-Simpson plan is dead

Reply to HiPointDem (Original post)

Sun Nov 18, 2012, 01:39 PM

Nov 2012

It never had a chance begin with so can we stop the handwringing.

Obama and the Democrats have the leverage during the fiscal cliff negotiations and what is likely to get done is the most political appealing options. Raising taxes on the rich and maybe some minor budget cuts in government.

There is real stuff to worry about like unemployment benefits extensions, but they are not going to completely dismantle Medicare and Social Security over a phony crisis. Just keep our expectations realistic.

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Whose sacrifice? The So-Called Grand Bargain Would Fleece the Middle Class [View all] HiPointDem Nov 2012 OP

We could have just elected MIT ROMNEY HockeyMom Nov 2012 #1

What part of mission accomplished do you fail to understand? Fumesucker Nov 2012 #2

It was a rigged game all along. There was no "our side". And plethoro Nov 2012 #9

more anti-Obama hyperbole. Left wing extremists are as bad as rightwing ones. graham4anything Nov 2012 #3

Yes, and a progressive tax structure is socialism! Fumesucker Nov 2012 #4

Eliminating these tax deductions is a progressive change to the tax code mathematic Nov 2012 #10

Mine was an argument from another thread Fumesucker Nov 2012 #11

you of course forgot the remainder of my reply- ZERO TAXES FOR THE FIRST $75,000 MADE, with graham4anything Nov 2012 #13

We both know what you wrote Fumesucker Nov 2012 #15

you lie! I love socialism. REAL socialism. Get your facts straight or stop lying. graham4anything Nov 2012 #17

Predictable bullshit Third Way propaganda. You want FACTS? woo me with science Nov 2012 #5

Thanks for that link! Lars39 Nov 2012 #6

Spot-on woo, k&r, n/t. appal_jack Nov 2012 #18

These are the facts, Jack +++ DirkGently Nov 2012 #19

and, i might add the globalists newspeak Nov 2012 #20

+1 leftstreet Nov 2012 #22

Is this the cause of it all? daybranch Nov 2012 #7

This is simply more talk. We are nearing rakes and shovels time........nft plethoro Nov 2012 #8

We don't need a grand bargain. JDPriestly Nov 2012 #12

I would raise the capital gains tax, and the estate tax. Only the rich are mostly affected by it. graham4anything Nov 2012 #14

I'm sorry. I have been sacrificing Horse with no Name Nov 2012 #16

The Bowles-Simpson plan is dead gravity Nov 2012 #21