President Obama has been offering concessions to the Republicans

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66. Obama has also pointed out that he'd use the funds from corporate tax reform

to fund a job creation/stimulus program. As proposed by Obama, at least in the short run, it's not intended to lead to lower taxes overall but lower tax rates on corporations that don't rely on evading US taxes by going offshore or significant deductions. Given the alternative (the status quo-significant evasion of US taxes by multinational corporations and zero support for funding for job creation programs), I share your view (at least I think it's your view from your posts) that this is a proposal that progressives should support. It doesn't go far enough for some, but it's a pretty good proposal to cast Republicans in an unfavorable light before next year's elections if they're not willing to negotiate something reasonable on this proposal. If the Republicans accept the proposal, it's pretty good for progressives; if they don't, their refusal to negotiate should make them more vulnerable in the 2014 elections.