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In reply to the discussion: Congressman DeFazio: If we do nothing, seniors are safe and Lloyd Blankfein's taxes go up! [View all]Walk away
(9,494 posts)68. I have tried every "Fiscal Cliff" calculator out there and for a single person...
making between $50,000 and 70,000 a year there is about a $2000 difference. Maybe you have some kind of special information or you make a lot more money than I do. I'm at the high end of that calculation and I really am more worried about people on unemployment who are going to be left with nothing.
Try this out. Maybe it will help you calm down.
http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/fiscal_cliff-calculator-1701.php
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Congressman DeFazio: If we do nothing, seniors are safe and Lloyd Blankfein's taxes go up! [View all]
Report1212
Dec 2012
OP
Lloyd Blankfein shouldn't be worrying about doing taxes. He should be worried about doing time.
Initech
Dec 2012
#5
Therein lies the problem - if 'nothing' happens then lower middle class gets hurt
groundloop
Dec 2012
#31
I think this is where we will separate out the real Democrats from The Third Way'ers. nm
rhett o rick
Dec 2012
#16
Ok, but we need a name. "corporatist wing of the Democratic Party", doesnt sell well. nm
rhett o rick
Dec 2012
#35
Wait! In the several years I've been getting Social Security my COLA has been pathetic,
maddiemom
Dec 2012
#23
Another $1000 or $2000 a year would suck but I am more worried about folks...
Walk away
Dec 2012
#53
I have tried every "Fiscal Cliff" calculator out there and for a single person...
Walk away
Dec 2012
#68
In the complete absence of any positive proposals, nothing is the best option. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#59
I am poor. Most likely much worse off than you. What I believe that you are not considering
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#65
Maybe where you live that is true, and I'm sure that someone here is getting something like the
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#75
So you're smarter, more experienced, and have a better understanding than DeFazio and Sanders...
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#78
Ah, there's one problem. The north east is not like any other part of the nation, yet the people
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#81