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Ptah

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1. The second sentence confuses me.

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Mon Feb 13, 2012, 07:03 PM

Feb 2012

"Republicans caved, the payroll tax will almost certainly be renewed,
and the economy won’t take a tough hit just as the recovery’s beginning to accelerate."

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So the GOP caved on the payroll tax cut [View all] Cali_Democrat Feb 2012 OP

The second sentence confuses me. Ptah Feb 2012 #1

Am I reading it right that the extension Yupster Feb 2012 #2

From the article: Cali_Democrat Feb 2012 #4

So is it going to be paid for? Yupster Feb 2012 #5

It ain't over till it's over customerserviceguy Feb 2012 #3

Teapartiers, what teapartiers madokie Feb 2012 #9

They resent how they got punk'd two months ago customerserviceguy Feb 2012 #15

They didn't "cave" on anything. They have their own agenda. Atman Feb 2012 #6

But 1ProudAtheist Feb 2012 #7

So should they pass them without paying for them either? Yupster Feb 2012 #8

My Preference 1ProudAtheist Feb 2012 #10

Not a thing that the dick did was a good thing for us madokie Feb 2012 #12

Tactic worked this time, dont mean it will work everytime Skraxx Feb 2012 #11

Yup...Caved they did,,,KnR opihimoimoi Feb 2012 #13

Wow, they caved and passed tax cuts for the rich hfojvt Feb 2012 #14