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(72,902 posts) Wed Jun 6, 2012, 07:38 PM Jun 2012

Obama: Bush Tax Cuts For Wealthy Will Not Be Extended, Period [View all]

Source: Huffington Post

Obama: Bush Tax Cuts For Wealthy Will Not Be Extended, Period

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE -- The White House is insisting President Barack Obama will not extend the Bush-era tax cuts for wealthier Americans – even temporarily.

Obama spokesman Jay Carney said the president has been clear in his opposition to extending tax cuts for households with annual incomes above $250,000.

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Carney's stand came after former President Bill Clinton caused a political headache for the White House by suggesting in an interview that tax cuts for people of all incomes – including the rich – should be extended into 2013 to avoid economic harm and allow time for a broader fiscal deal.

Pressed directly on whether Obama would support a temporary extension, Carney said: "He will not. Could I be more clear?

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/06/obama-bush-tax-cuts-will-_n_1574165.html

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Obama: Bush Tax Cuts For Wealthy Will Not Be Extended, Period [View all] kpete Jun 2012 OP

Bill, bad news fore you and your buddies. JNelson6563 Jun 2012 #1

I sure wouldn't make book Sekhmets Daughter Jun 2012 #2

I wonder what the over/under... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2012 #18

Thanks Sekhmets Daughter Jun 2012 #24

Guess he is ending all the Bush cuts then. dkf Jun 2012 #3

They should have all ended in 2009, yea all of them, they were so lopsided that ending them Dragonfli Jun 2012 #27

Thank-you. robinlynne Jun 2012 #35

I think so too but I wonder if people are ready to pay more taxes. dkf Jun 2012 #40

Well, the Republicans want austerity. JDPriestly Jun 2012 #41

one idea being floated is no tax on first $20K of income wordpix Jun 2012 #49

Haven't we heard this before? OhioVoter Jun 2012 #4

No. Period. Never. Game over. Nada. Zip. COLGATE4 Jun 2012 #5

That is the winning message. nt tridim Jun 2012 #6

The more you earn the more you pay Rosa Luxemburg Jun 2012 #7

Wait a minute! Tansy_Gold Jun 2012 #8

Yes they did, all that are left are the Obama tax cuts, and I have as much faith in them expiring as Dragonfli Jun 2012 #14

it was because of bill clinton and his policies that the Democratic party lost its way /nt still_one Jun 2012 #9

Dear Hillary: Please shut him up. savannah43 Jun 2012 #17

She could not control him during her campaign. /nt still_one Jun 2012 #47

Unless the Repubs can find something to force him like last time. nm rhett o rick Jun 2012 #10

actually that's five periods, followed by "UNLESS" Skittles Jun 2012 #11

Well....we shall see how it all pans out. Sounds Good, though....but, we shall see...n/t KoKo Jun 2012 #12

Do you really buy that shite a SECOND time? I learn from experience myself. /nt Dragonfli Jun 2012 #13

And the goppers will let Iliyah Jun 2012 #15

Will the SS fund be repaid now? savannah43 Jun 2012 #16

HA HA HA HA HA HAHA HA HA HA HA HA HA HAHA HA woo me with science Jun 2012 #37

That reaching across didn't work out so well. samplegirl Jun 2012 #19

the smart money is wwytchwood Jun 2012 #20

Yeah. Sure. calimary Jun 2012 #21

I don't believe it at all. He'll cave. harun Jun 2012 #22

... woo me with science Jun 2012 #23

DUzy candidate! rocktivity Jun 2012 #26

One can only hope that he follows thru..... Magoo48 Jun 2012 #25

Translation: The tax cuts will be extended indefinitely in 3...2...1 bulloney Jun 2012 #28

HuffPo lies in a headline. Again. Imagine that. boppers Jun 2012 #29

The battle will be on between now and November. The Koch brothers promised. They created the Teabag freshwest Jun 2012 #30

Right. And what was that he said in his Inaugural Address .. 'we don't torture'? Myrina Jun 2012 #31

Obama, Obama, Obama... ejbr Jun 2012 #32

Haven't we heard that before? n/t doc03 Jun 2012 #33

Well ... TahitiNut Jun 2012 #34

Yup. n/t progressoid Jun 2012 #44

K&R! About time! Rhiannon12866 Jun 2012 #36

"Any plan I sign must include an insurance exchange...including a public option" SHRED Jun 2012 #38

You beat me to it - that was the very first thing that came to mind when I read the title of this kath Jun 2012 #42

Thank you. nt woo me with science Jun 2012 #48

just remember the t-baggers were voted in 2010 - this failure is not all O's fault wordpix Jun 2012 #50

Saying it is almost as good as doing it! GOTV Jun 2012 #39

Yeah, yeah. Heard all this before.... bvar22 Jun 2012 #43

Sounds familiar... GrantDem Jun 2012 #45

Exactly MLKJrInspired Jun 2012 #53

"You've got to stand for something or you'll go for anything." SunSeeker Jun 2012 #46

Bush's tax cuts ended in 2009 if I remember correctly . Autumn Jun 2012 #51

we'll see... KansDem Jun 2012 #52