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In reply to the discussion: Obama is Absolutely Tearing It Up.. [View all]gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Because I heard a LOT of this during the 2008 campaign. And when the rubber hit the road in 2010, we got stuck with another two years (at least) of the ruinous Bush-era tax policy. Even during the lame duck session of Congress, when outgoing Democrats couldn't possibly be hurt by it, neither Congress nor the President could be found to say, "You know what? Just let those lower tax rates expire. They were originally given a 10-year fuse in order to make the numbers come out right for a balanced budget. But they clearly haven't done what they were supposed to do, we're deeper in debt than ever. Let's go back to the Clinton-era tax brackets, when we had not just a balanced budget, but a surplus! And the great thing is, we can accomplish this by doing nothing. The Republicans don't get another say in the matter."
So wake me when something happens, rather than just gets talked about. "This is the best we could have done" is an excuse, not an explanation.