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In reply to the discussion: Obama offers fiscal cliff tax concession [View all]John2
(2,730 posts)He has nothing to concede period! All the taxes go up after January! Social Security,Medicare and Medicaid are not in the Sequestration Cuts period!
Billions of Dollars are in Military Cuts, which is a Republican cash cow! unemployment benefits are in the cuts,EPA cuts, cuts to the Arts, and cuts to Scientific research such as programs like NASA.
That is the sequestration cuts. Boehner and his Republican thugs were threatening to cut those anyway but they left out the important programs like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. The Democrats got a Big Republican cash cow, and I would argue more too. The Military side is a huge Republican give away. That is why the Weekly Standard wants a Deal on taxes.
He can leave it as is and get concessions from Boehner all day long. There is no way the Republicans will cut the military. That is a huge bargaining chip period. And as far as their National Security Bull shit, that is phony as shit. The United States is the Top Nuclear power in the World! their might be a few Terrorists try to enter the country but no country in their right mind would invade the United States. The only National Security problems those phonies in congress have is protecting their overseas empire and increasing their influence in other countries. Romney asked Obama about his own investments in China was revealing. They need those weapons to conduct their Wars. This is why I like going off the Cliff better. Screw Wall Street and those World markets too. Give me a Break, We own China's Debt too. Just write it off as even. That is why I don't give a dam!