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There is almost $900 billion worth of spending in the GOP/Obama save the Bush tax cuts bill. That includes subsidies for ethanol that even Al Gore now laughs at is ridiculous. It includes bailout money (subsidies) for Government Motors and other wasteful "green" projects.
This is a bad deal--maybe the best we could get, still a bad deal. Some think there was another way.
"John Boehner could have provided a single-sentence press release for his reason to not negotiate. It might have sounded something like The Democrat-controlled Congress has been derelict in its Constitutional duty to pass a budget in 2010 and therefore we will not speak of more federal spending until we have a budget.
Recognizing their position of strength during the negotiations, the Republicans should have demanded tax cuts for the middle class while keeping the tax rates the same for the "rich."
Do you want the bill or start over with a one sentence NO?
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This is a bad deal--maybe the best we could get, still a bad deal. Some think there was another way.
"John Boehner could have provided a single-sentence press release for his reason to not negotiate. It might have sounded something like The Democrat-controlled Congress has been derelict in its Constitutional duty to pass a budget in 2010 and therefore we will not speak of more federal spending until we have a budget.
Recognizing their position of strength during the negotiations, the Republicans should have demanded tax cuts for the middle class while keeping the tax rates the same for the "rich."
Do you want the bill or start over with a one sentence NO?
More...