Partial Deal Reached within hours of deadline

[Heathen57]

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Watching the breaking news on MSNBC and a deal has been reached by Senate leaders to deal with the tax issues. Each side got something, but it took VP Biden to get it done. Full senate may vote tonight or early morning, but the House is gone.

More details coming in each hour.

[oxymoron]

1. Sounds like the deal includes a gutting of the estate tax.

Yeah, that is the way to really stick it to the rich.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

9. The rich will be crying over this...

all the way to the Cayman Islands.

[darkangel218]

2. So i was right afterall

In my psychic prediction.

Bow to me

[Cobalt Violet]

3. The 1% win again.

Big surprise.

[darkangel218]

5. Yah, im not surprised at all.

Middle class is not $250k a year, middle class is $60k. IMO.

[Cobalt Violet]

7. Imo too.

I think 250k is top 3%. Not at all middle class.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

10. But it is so hard to live on $250k or so the meme goeth.

[Cobalt Violet]

11. Yeah, they're practically the working poor.

[Skittles]

15. but they NEED that money!!

else they'd be living in a WAR ZONE!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2106383

[Cobalt Violet]

17. It breaks my heart how bad the working poor 3%ers have it.

[olddad56]

20. really, the rich deserve to keep their money, they 'wHorship' it..

those of us in the middle class are used to not having any left over money, we won't miss it like the rich will. We won't have to choose between giving up our summer home or our membership at the country club. They will have to make hard decisions over real sacrifices. We'll will just have to whine about the increase in food prices and then pay them anyway.

It is still a victory for the middle class, if the rich really had their way, we would be feeding the homeless to the hungry. Sort of a soylent green solution.

[Skittles]

14. that meme is right here on DU

I kid you not

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2106383

[awoke_in_2003]

18. They may have to lay off...

some of the staff.

[pasto76]

19. dream on. in a good year. Middle class is 45-50K

[DavidWD72]

4. Good nighty night...

Either the House is out to celebrate the New year or they've been working oh so hard they had to get some sleep. Guess the rest of America can stay up and wonder if they will hang us out to dry in the morning.

[Kennah]

6. Partial deal, somewhat dead, kinda pregnant, and mostly a virgin.

If it doesn't pass both Houses, then it would seem there is NO deal.

[marble falls]

8. Its time to get on the phone and call our Reps and Sens and e-mail the White House.

[plethoro]

12. Deal?.......

No. Capitulation.

[freshwest]

13. Still working to save those unemployment benefits... Spending cuts not to be sole focus...

[QUALAR]

16. WTF

Someone please explain who was the Lame Duck in these negotiations.

[coldbeer]

21. I am on pins and needles!

I did not want to go to the New Year's party
and watch the baloon drop. I wanted to watch
the fiscal cliff. Just missed Rachel! Getting more
drunk with Lawrence! Got to go to bed!!!

With Social Security and Medicare I am on easy
street. Of course I walk a lot because I can't afford
to drive. My money is not important, why the hell
do they want it?

[AAO]

22. I only needed to read the word "partial". It's nice they didn't lead us on.

[Lasher]

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