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TheKentuckian

(25,023 posts)
17. We should have terminated them upon having the Presidency.
Thu Nov 15, 2012, 12:41 AM
Nov 2012

Failing that they should have sunset hell or high water.

Certainly, we should have never went into the sequester deal but everyone thought it was cool to take money out of the economy so there it is but no way, no how should we let this tar ball collect any more hostages to keep it rolling.

Everybody should knuckle down and be ready to pay their Clinton level taxes and our officials should then be prepared to put forward legislation to provide some relief to low earners and make the TeaPubliKlans to vote them down without the ability to hide behind "opposing tax increases for all".

The tax cuts are pretty much their ideological spine. The refusal to snap it is fucking maddening.

We need tee shirts and signs that say something like "I'm ready to my taxes are you, Grover?" and "Hey, Koch brothers you're paying your taxes even if I have to as well" or "America, we're all going to pay for it" or "We'll vote on cutting my taxes next year".

Something that says "make my day, fiscal cliff".

Then he's just going to have to scream Warpy Nov 2012 #1
If the President does nothing the Bush tax cuts expire. n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #2
Oh well alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #3
+1000 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #12
I thought that these guys were "serious" about reducing the deficit? Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2012 #4
You are right. theglammistress Nov 2012 #6
and, ironically, only have themselves to blame Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2012 #11
just wait til jan 2 and reintroduce middle class only tax cuts and let repubs vote against that nt msongs Nov 2012 #5
This. Salviati Nov 2012 #8
That! ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #13
I think this meets the dictionary definition of extortion.. Permanut Nov 2012 #7
In my opinion... kentuck Nov 2012 #9
Call his bluff krawhitham Nov 2012 #10
The cliff is our friend! ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #14
Embrace the cliff, be one with the cliff Autumn Nov 2012 #15
Free Obamaphones for all Repugs who cross the aisle? reformist2 Nov 2012 #16
We should have terminated them upon having the Presidency. TheKentuckian Nov 2012 #17
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