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bluestateguy

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1. In some ways in benefits both sides to just do everything when the new Congress convenes

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Tue Dec 11, 2012, 12:16 AM

Dec 2012

All taxes go up, and they can be quickly pushed back down again; retroactively in the case of the 98%.

Then we are voting on tax cuts only, and Republicans would have to vote for the 98% part to keep their pledges to Grover. Nor would they be raising taxes on anybody. The top 2%'s taxes were scheduled to go up on January 1st and they went up; nobody will have voted to raise their taxes.

Also, the new Congress has a few more Democrats in both chambers, so there are more votes to work with on our side.

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The More I Listen To The Likes Of Cole, Corker, And Graham... I Say... Go Over The Cliff... [View all] WillyT Dec 2012 OP

In some ways in benefits both sides to just do everything when the new Congress convenes bluestateguy Dec 2012 #1

I still think the cliff... dchill Dec 2012 #2

So many folks mick063 Dec 2012 #3