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In reply to the discussion: Robert Reich : The deal emerging from the Senate is a lousy one. Let me count the ways: [View all]magical thyme
(14,881 posts)and then we go over the cliff even stronger, with the GOP even more to blame. And then President Obama can re-draw the line even further back, just as he has repeatedly done over the last year.
Face it, too, the battle over Social Security will likely never die. Just be prepared to defend it for the rest of your life because as long as there is a large pot of wealth, there will be a large number of idle rich plotting to steal it.
As for "permanent" tax cuts for the wealthy...since when is *anything* permanent?
I'm feeling pretty cheery tonight. No, the pendulum has not swung fully left yet. But it's hit a wall and started swinging left. It will increasingly pick up momentum as it gets moving.
It took 30 years to get this far off the right side of earth. It will take a few years to get back where we belong...