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TahitiNut

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3. Falsehood Alert! The wealthy get 100% of ANY proposed tax cuts!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 06:19 PM

Nov 2012

ANY tax cut proposed will benefit the wealthy! It's NOT a matter of denying the wealthy of those benefits! What the GOP wants is a tax cut that ONLY the wealthy receive ... and NOT the working class.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021775697

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White House Spox: Obama Would Veto Bill Extending Bush Tax Cuts For The Wealthy [View all] DonViejo Nov 2012 OP

It would never get to his desk in the 1st place maxsolomon Nov 2012 #1

Good! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2012 #2

Falsehood Alert! The wealthy get 100% of ANY proposed tax cuts! TahitiNut Nov 2012 #3

I would sooner see the whole shitaree go off the so-called 'financial cliff' Cirque du So-What Nov 2012 #4

Even if the Bush tax cuts expire, they'll still pay a lower rate Selatius Nov 2012 #17

Yeah John2 Nov 2012 #5

If It Were Me... chuckstevens Nov 2012 #6

I John2 Nov 2012 #8

Well said... sendero Nov 2012 #21

All I can say is SoapBox Nov 2012 #7

Let the cuts expire still_one Nov 2012 #9

I'd rather risk the "fiscal cliff" that allow stupidi-TEA to continue holding our budget hostage. ItsTheMediaStupid Nov 2012 #10

Fiscal cliff doesn't come down until March 2013. Let them stew for 4 months. joshcryer Nov 2012 #12

I thought it was January 1st. OnlinePoker Nov 2012 #13

That's the MSM hyped date and the date it goes into "effect." joshcryer Nov 2012 #14

This is spending, but the tax cuts expire on 31 December, do they not? OnlinePoker Nov 2012 #15

Right, but the CBO says it will have little effect on the economy. joshcryer Nov 2012 #16

This would be the correct move. All the power is in Obama's hands. joshcryer Nov 2012 #11

Oh, he ain't kidding. sofa king Nov 2012 #18

sofa king! I remember you! You predicted this outcome. joshcryer Nov 2012 #19

Ha ha! Clearly, I was optimistic. sofa king Nov 2012 #23

Do it, Mr. Pres, we've got your back ---and not on middle class backs! wordpix Nov 2012 #20

STAND UP TO REPUBLICAN OBSTRUCTIONISM pal2u Nov 2012 #22