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raouldukelives

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9. How about we leave tax rates as they are.

Reply to Report1212 (Original post)

Mon Dec 17, 2012, 11:57 AM

Dec 2012

Instead lets raise capital gains taxes to 70% with the stipulation that 40% of that increase be used to fund measures to slow down the climate change they have so gleefully funded and profited from creating.
At that point, I would consider the chained CPI.

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Boehner’s Offer: We’ll Only Raise Taxes On Millionaires If You Let Us Cut Medicare Benefits [View all] Report1212 Dec 2012 OP

Memo to Boehner: Go to Hell. CanonRay Dec 2012 #1

Call the fiscal bluff! Report1212 Dec 2012 #3

Fuck Boehner and the Billionaires he rode in on. nt LiberalEsto Dec 2012 #2

Too late you are on the wrong side of the cliff Mr. Boehner. aandegoons Dec 2012 #4

NO DEAL! democrattotheend Dec 2012 #5

NO DEAL BoneHead! SammyWinstonJack Dec 2012 #6

NON-offer spanone Dec 2012 #7

Screw that....eom a kennedy Dec 2012 #8

How about we leave tax rates as they are. raouldukelives Dec 2012 #9