"Harry Reid: 'Everybody ... Willing to Pay More' Taxes"

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Harry Reid: 'Everybody ... Willing to Pay More' Taxes

By DANIEL HALPER at the Weekly Standard

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/harry-reid-everybody-willing-pay-more-taxes_764666.html

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“The only people who feel there shouldn’t be more coming in to the federal government from the rich people are the Republicans in the Congress,” Reid told the radio host, according to Roll Call. “Everybody else, including the rich people, are willing to pay more. They want to pay more.”


Reid rebuked the Nevada Public Radio host when he was asked what Republicans would have to concede to get Medicare and Social Security cuts on the table.

“You keep talking about Medicare and Social Security. Get something else in your brain. Stop talking about that. That is not going to happen this time. There is not going to be a grand bargain,” Reid said. “What we need to do is have Murray and her counterpart in the House, Ryan, work together to come up with something to get out of this senseless sequestration and start the budgeting process so that we can do normal appropriation bills.”

Reid said Republicans would have to agree to more tax revenue to get anywhere near a bigger deal.


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1. And believe it or not it is in the Weekly Standard.

[Igel]

2. Everybody wants to pay more taxes?

I think not.

Where I live, perhaps if benefits that they got increased what they paid they'd settle for it. Otherwise, they want what they have and think it too little.

[FarCenter]

3. No -- cut spending, especially the military industrial complex

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4. You first Harry

In fact, how about all you six figure incomers pony up a bit more and then check the ledger. If there is still a real crisis shortfall, and the money will be used wisely, then maybe the more frugal among us will be willing to help.