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In reply to the discussion: everybody making $450k/yr goes back to Clinton-era rates... [View all]scheming daemons
(25,487 posts)14. there is no such thing as "permanent"
All cuts can be restored and taxes can always increased or decreased whenever they want.
Permanence is non existent in government budgets.
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The revenues lost by failure not raise income tax rates on incomes between $250,000 and $450,000
indepat
Dec 2012
#38
Where was there a lie? Don't call my President a liar unless you can fucking back it up.
phleshdef
Dec 2012
#20
You think Obama won't negotiate on the debt ceiling and will simply invoke the 14th amendment?
Cali_Democrat
Dec 2012
#31
Question: What did Obama give up? (besides moving the threshold from 250K to 400K)
NightWatcher
Dec 2012
#10
The defense cuts from the sequester still stand with the current deal being discussed.
phleshdef
Dec 2012
#19
I'd be fine with that just so long as I could unload my dotcom stocks at the Clinton era prices
Brother Buzz
Dec 2012
#40