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KharmaTrain

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38. What That Rushpublican House???

Reply to FreakinDJ (Original post)

Sat Aug 3, 2013, 08:40 AM

Aug 2013

...you're not gonna get a budget yet alone any tax reform. NOTHING short of blowing up the IRS will appease the teabaggers who now control the House. Any attempt to bargain will also fail as rushpublicans will never vote for any revenue increases and even won't vote for a modest tax cut...they're out to make the government as dysfunctional as possible...

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Do you Trust this President and Congress to Overhaul Corporate Taxes [View all] FreakinDJ Aug 2013 OP

No. Not at all. Autumn Aug 2013 #1

Hell no. nt Mnemosyne Aug 2013 #2

No - just lip service. dipsydoodle Aug 2013 #3

No Lee-Lee Aug 2013 #4

I cringe whenever I see Obama as our chief negotiator. Lasher Aug 2013 #5

Especially when the Tax Code "Shapes the Direction of our Economy" FreakinDJ Aug 2013 #6

He includes the problem as part of the solution AgingAmerican Aug 2013 #24

If the dems put Bernie Sanders and Alan Grayson Ichingcarpenter Aug 2013 #7

I'm betting it would get "So Bad" Bernie would drop out of the negotiations FreakinDJ Aug 2013 #9

I trust this president to give a good speech about it. --nt CrispyQ Aug 2013 #8

I don't trust them at All fredamae Aug 2013 #10

K&R Not at all. What I do trust is that little people will end up paying more to get less Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #11

No vi5 Aug 2013 #12

! NV Whino Aug 2013 #13

Hell no. The Link Aug 2013 #14

Wall Street's at record highs... Octafish Aug 2013 #15

Nope, if they touch corporate taxes at all, it will only be to screw "regular" people further. n/t hughee99 Aug 2013 #16

I trust they will overhaul them to further lower effective corporate tax rates Dragonfli Aug 2013 #17

Why would someone trust them? TheKentuckian Aug 2013 #18

Really? You have to ask? Safetykitten Aug 2013 #19

NOOOO!!!!! newfie11 Aug 2013 #20

And No way would I trust them with Universal Health Care!!!! JoePhilly Aug 2013 #21

I'm with you! Any incremental improvement is just "lipstick on a pig." great white snark Aug 2013 #31

Nope. Maven Aug 2013 #22

About as far as I could spit a Buick. Lizzie Poppet Aug 2013 #23

For me, this goes well beyond taxes. mick063 Aug 2013 #25

NO I don't trust this president and congress to do anything. bowens43 Aug 2013 #26

Nope (nt) bigwillq Aug 2013 #27

is there a f**k NO button? n/t Locrian Aug 2013 #28

NO! Since they only represent the corp crooks, there is no one to speak for people on point Aug 2013 #29

No way! Enthusiast Aug 2013 #30

Trust them to do WHAT? hobbit709 Aug 2013 #32

this says it all dembotoz Aug 2013 #37

THIS CONGRESS, LOL! B Calm Aug 2013 #33

Not at all qualitybeatsquantity Aug 2013 #34

I trust neither of them... 99Forever Aug 2013 #35

No. andlor Aug 2013 #36

What That Rushpublican House??? KharmaTrain Aug 2013 #38

Absolutely DefenseLawyer Aug 2013 #39

Of course I trust the President arely staircase Aug 2013 #40

They're both working for the other team so Broward Aug 2013 #41