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In reply to the discussion: Republican Doomsday Plan: Cave on Taxes, Vote ‘Present’ [View all]hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)41. Just cave gop to the democrats demands and everything will be ok.
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"The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law... shall not be questioned"
Drale
Dec 2012
#1
You won't succeed challenging the constitutionally of the debt authorized by law, only
24601
Dec 2012
#42
I say the tax rates have to raise first. After we get the money coming in we can talk
Vincardog
Dec 2012
#4
Plus big time defense cuts in the 100's of billions $ BEFORE any entitlement cut
on point
Dec 2012
#12
Except that the businesses don't pay it - consumers do as part of the total transaction cost.
24601
Dec 2012
#43
So republicans want the Democrats to have all the credit for the middle class tax cut??
thelordofhell
Dec 2012
#8
Yeah sure, give us a situation where we can actually say that we alone helped ease the Middle Class
Mr.Turnip
Dec 2012
#10
Republican Aide: "You don’t take a hostage you aren’t willing to shoot”
Jeff In Milwaukee
Dec 2012
#11
Each additional person doing that reduces the power of anyone else doing it, because if you
patrice
Dec 2012
#28