New Obama offer moves toward Boehner
December 17, 2012 at 6:00 pm in Duluth News Tribune
President Obama has agreed to curtail future cost-of-living increases for recipients of Social Security and softened his demand for higher taxes at upper income levels as part of accelerating talks with House Speaker John Boehner to avoid a “fiscal cliff,” people familiar with the talks said Monday. Continue Reading
A $trillion deficit, tiny increase in taxes, no spending cuts.
Do the math. Prepare for the inevitable.
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Yup, no spending cuts at all. I mean, unless you could $1 trillion in discretionary cuts, $4 trillion in deficit reduction, $360 billion in savings to health programs, $278 billion in non-health mandatory savings, $487 billion in savings on defense, $7.5 billion in administrative savings….
Please forgive me if I’m being rude when I call you a liar every time you make a post here. I feel like it would be more insulting to assume that you believe the things you say.
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They cut and cut and cut and next year the Federal government will spend more then they spend this year. I don’t mind if YOU call me names (and break the posting rules). Words mean nothing to you.
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I don’t mind when you insult me either, as you’re clearly trying to do with that last sentence.
If you really want to bother me, try making an honest, logical argument. Few things bother me more than disagreeing with someone, but being completely unable to refute what they’re saying. Sound familiar?
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Stay on topic and stay civil, folks. Don’t let this devolve into a bickering match, please.
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This whole thing is a scam.
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