What??? GOP Fiscal Cliff Proposal Extends Tax Cuts For The Rich Permanently

[babylonsister]

Last edited Wed Dec 12, 2012, 08:20 PM - Edit history (1)

They got nuthin'.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/12/gop-fiscal-cliff-tax-cuts_n_2286096.html


GOP Fiscal Cliff Proposal Extends Tax Cuts For The Rich Permanently

Posted: 12/12/2012 1:08 pm EST | Updated: 12/12/2012 1:12 pm EST


WASHINGTON -- House Republicans proposed permanently extending all of the Bush-era income tax rates for the wealthy in their "fiscal cliff" offer made to the White House on Tuesday, according to a CNN report and confirmed by The Huffington Post.

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House Republicans say that the permanent extension of the tax rates will be made moot by their push to do comprehensive tax reform. "Our goal, as Boehner has made clear repeatedly and publicly, is a framework for comprehensive tax reform (which would make that claim moot)," said an aide to the speaker.

The Boehner aide also said that tax reform would raise revenue.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. They can all go fuck themselves. They LOST the election. Time to wise up!

[babylonsister]

2. I can't even believe these guys! Nor can I

believe every time you use the word 'fuck'. You crack me up!!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. My dear babylonsister!

Glad I can make you laugh!

But I really mean it when I use it.

[babylonsister]

10. I laugh everytime I see

the righteous, pissed-off Peggy! Thank you!

[jberryhill]

3. Were they in a coma for the last few months?

WTF? Mitt lost, guys.

[MichiganVote]

4. Is that all? Gee, going cheap on us. And here I thought I'd have to slave at a plantation 4 them.

Imagine that. Republicans reverse Lincoln in an effort to retain their lilly white ass tax breaks.

[City Lights]

6. They suck!

Screw the 1%ers!

[babylonsister]

12. I am surprised they came up with zilch. I guess that was boner's only

recourse to keep his seat. Let the chips fall, blah blah blah.

I bet this pissed off the Prez. They're not even trying.

[KansDem]

8. Welcome to the whoreHouse of Representatives...

Where every GOPer has a "John."*

Our goal, as Boehner has made clear repeatedly and publicly, is a framework for comprehensive tax reform (which would make that claim moot)," said an aide to the speaker.




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*[font size="1"]Boehner

[Coyotl]

9. Let's go over the Cliff and take the increase in Capital Gains Tax. Once in lifetime opportunity

to raise the capital gains tax. Don't pass up this opportunity to tax the rich fairly!

Take the revenue now, then legislate the necessary fixes.

[DearAbby]

11. Didnt we just get through voting against this?

People doing the same thing over and over, expecting different results are _________.

[1StrongBlackMan]

13. If we had a competent media ...

CNN, immediately upon hearing what boehner had offered, would have asked, "How do you get to the promised $800 Billion AND extend the tax cuts for the wealthy?", assuming of course, they could get the question out while rolling on the floor laughing.

And another thing ... why does the media continue to repeat, and allow boehner and cantor and the entire gop to repeat, the "he won't tell us what cuts he plans to make in 'entitlements'" line? President Obama has provided the dollar amount of the cuts AND how he plans to get there.

[1StrongBlackMan]

14. No wonder ...

the offer was kept "confidential." It was laughable.