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judesedit

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56. The tax cuts for the wealthy have been in effect for 10 years & the jobs have hemorraged (been lost

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Sun Nov 25, 2012, 12:42 PM

Nov 2012

Big time lost. Gone bye-bye. Left the country. If you still believe their bullshit, you must be snorting peanut butter. Put the taxes back to the rate they were under Clinton so we can get back to normal.

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The “Fiscal Cliff” Hoax [View all] Time for change Nov 2012 OP

over the cliff is good for democrats instead of selling out to republicans...again nt msongs Nov 2012 #1

Over the "cliff", and then... Time for change Nov 2012 #14

That's the exact strategy that will win us House seats in 2014! grahamhgreen Nov 2012 #60

Keep it simple. Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2012 #48

To paraphrase Krugman, this is a political crisis, not a fiscal crisis. Huge K&R nt riderinthestorm Nov 2012 #2

Yes, Krugman is a national treasure Time for change Nov 2012 #3

Good read as always ... Happy thanks Giving ... rtassi Nov 2012 #4

Thanks - Happy Thanksgiving Time for change Nov 2012 #9

Paul Krugman Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #5

"... never really about the deficit... about using deficit fears to shred the social safety net..." Scuba Nov 2012 #6

AS importantly, chervilant Nov 2012 #18

Great quote. rudycantfail Nov 2012 #45

The following also expire Morganfleeman Nov 2012 #7

Yes, there are good things that will expire at the end of the year too Time for change Nov 2012 #8

Thanks for pointing that out customerserviceguy Nov 2012 #24

It does John2 Nov 2012 #37

Yes, but it's far better for us to reinstate those as individual bills, grahamhgreen Nov 2012 #62

K&R myrna minx Nov 2012 #10

K&R for jumping. 99Forever Nov 2012 #11

You and I wish ... Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2012 #42

Species of Disaster Capitalism. DirkGently Nov 2012 #12

Thanks for this concise info (nt) hexola Nov 2012 #13

Textbook Disaster Capitalism. Faryn Balyncd Nov 2012 #15

K&R. Well said. Until we have a tiny transaction tax on Wall Street trades, or seriously reduce the Overseas Nov 2012 #16

Excellent concise points Time for change Nov 2012 #30

Thank you. Bugs me that getting revenue from the wealthy is seen as a Concession by GOP. Overseas Nov 2012 #38

Plus, because I wanted to spell it out. Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2012 #43

I kinda stole your words. RC Nov 2012 #54

K&R. and saving to read more later BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #17

Thank you very much Blanche Time for change Nov 2012 #19

Ooooh! please let us know BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #34

Thank you. Time for change Nov 2012 #39

. Ghost Dog Nov 2012 #46

Great post! Poiuyt Nov 2012 #20

May I make a correction? Why don't more GOP'ers look... because the truth hurts them! nightscanner59 Nov 2012 #21

Let's Go Over the Cliff mckara Nov 2012 #22

Thanks for a most important post. Faryn Balyncd Nov 2012 #23

Not only is the "fiscal cliff" a hoax, the Tea Party solution would create an economic disaster. AdHocSolver Nov 2012 #25

I think that bottom line is that Time for change Nov 2012 #36

These are the policies that are now required (parsing Borosage): Ghost Dog Nov 2012 #26

How tall is this "cliff" underoath Nov 2012 #27

Somewhere the Democratic Party is going to have to make a stand. kentuck Nov 2012 #28

This is great! Sorry I missed this in the holiday hullabaloo AllyCat Nov 2012 #29

That's because chervilant Nov 2012 #33

Awesome OP. Will be bookmarking and reading it again. freshwest Nov 2012 #31

The Disaster Capitalists chervilant Nov 2012 #32

What I John2 Nov 2012 #35

yep! NoMoreWarNow Nov 2012 #41

this cannot be emphasized enough and NoMoreWarNow Nov 2012 #40

I don't normally rec posts ... Fantastic Anarchist Nov 2012 #44

This is like saying the Titanic can't sink davidn3600 Nov 2012 #47

Uh.. sendero Nov 2012 #49

I pretty much agree with all that Time for change Nov 2012 #50

Need jobs? RC Nov 2012 #51

Yep over the fiscal speed bump......... socialist_n_TN Nov 2012 #52

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Nov 2012 #53

Unfortunately the WH has adopted (another) right wing meme Doctor_J Nov 2012 #55

The tax cuts for the wealthy have been in effect for 10 years & the jobs have hemorraged (been lost judesedit Nov 2012 #56

Keeping it kicked. nt woo me with science Nov 2012 #57

Awesome OP blackspade Nov 2012 #58

Certainly I agree, but the White House is screwing US again. Savannahmann Nov 2012 #59

We need to reframe it as the "Fiscal Bluff", or similar. grahamhgreen Nov 2012 #61