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xxxsdesdexxx

(213 posts) Thu Nov 29, 2012, 05:02 AM Nov 2012

Now that Republican House member Tom Cole (OK) agrees with Obama on extending the Bush tax cuts

Now that Republican House member Tom Cole (OK) agrees with Obama on extending the Bush tax cuts for those making less than 250K, which other Republican House members, if any, are most likely to come on board and also agree to pass those tax cut extensions?

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Now that Republican House member Tom Cole (OK) agrees with Obama on extending the Bush tax cuts (Original Post) xxxsdesdexxx Nov 2012 OP

$64,000 question! elleng Nov 2012 #1

Let all the taxes go up, then see who wants to deal alcibiades_mystery Nov 2012 #2

+1 jberryhill Nov 2012 #3

+1 I couldn't agree with you more. Getting rid of the Bush tax cuts would be like.... wandy Nov 2012 #4

Doesn't matter they won't put it to a vote. Rs lose a bargaining chip if they vote to keep Filibuster Harry Nov 2012 #5

elleng

(130,974 posts)

1. $64,000 question!

Reply to xxxsdesdexxx (Original post)

Thu Nov 29, 2012, 05:03 AM

Nov 2012

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)

2. Let all the taxes go up, then see who wants to deal

Reply to xxxsdesdexxx (Original post)

Thu Nov 29, 2012, 05:17 AM

Nov 2012

This isn't hard.

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

3. +1

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Thu Nov 29, 2012, 05:32 AM

Nov 2012

wandy

(3,539 posts)

4. +1 I couldn't agree with you more. Getting rid of the Bush tax cuts would be like....

Reply to alcibiades_mystery (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 29, 2012, 07:53 AM

Nov 2012

pressing the reset button. Sure it might be a bit painful at first, but it would allow all us to stand back and design a tax code that supports both responsible capitalism and promotes the common good.
Any ill effects incurred by going over the 'cliff' can be dealt with after January first.

Oh wait; who am I kidding. The only way we can reach a reasonable tax structure would be if the good fairy whisked away all of the Teapublicans. To them the needs of the few (the corporate masters that line their pockets) far outweigh the needs of the many.

Filibuster Harry

(666 posts)

5. Doesn't matter they won't put it to a vote. Rs lose a bargaining chip if they vote to keep

Reply to xxxsdesdexxx (Original post)

Thu Nov 29, 2012, 03:59 PM

Nov 2012

tax cuts for 98% of americans. Because if they pass this and nothing else is done tax rates go up only on the two highest tax brackets whereas by not voting on it tax rates go up on everyone.

As far as letting us go off the cliff (slope whatever) it is not necessarily a win-win so as they say "BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR".

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