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democrattotheend

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15. Not quite

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 08:34 PM

Dec 2012

If he means the president's latest offer is what Boehner has the votes to pass, the president gets:
- Tax hikes on most of the population he wanted, and more revenue than I expected him to get ($1.2 trillion)
- Unemployment insurance extension
- $50 billion in new Infrastructure spending
- No raise in Medicare age
- Tax cuts for the 98%
- Raise in capital gains tax rate
- Raise in estate tax
- Dividend taxes revert to pre-Bush levels (that tax cut was a bigger abomination than 2001)
- Held the line on the top rates going all the way back up instead of compromising at 37%
- Averting another slide into recession

Boehner gets:
- Chained CPI (yes, this is a big concession, I am not minimizing that)
- Raising the floor for the tax hikes from $250,000 to $400,000
- No extension of the payroll tax holiday

How is that giving the Republicans almost everything they wanted?

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Breaking: House Majority Leader Cantor Says Expects to Have Repub. Votes to Pass Fiscal Cliff Bill [View all] Hissyspit Dec 2012 OP

is this obama's cue to give it all away now? nt msongs Dec 2012 #1

What does that mean? Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2012 #6

Obama has already made noises Kelvin Mace Dec 2012 #10

That's not noise Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2012 #34

Quoting folks who are Kelvin Mace Dec 2012 #36

if the AP story is true Liberalynn Dec 2012 #13

Why do you enjoy trashing the President so much? You've been at it forever. MjolnirTime Dec 2012 #19

Not if we all call the WH line and tell him to hold his ground. loyalkydem Dec 2012 #2

Which one? The one we've been hearing about, or Boehner's "Plan B"? WilliamPitt Dec 2012 #3

I think it is the one we have been hearing about Liberalynn Dec 2012 #12

Not quite democrattotheend Dec 2012 #15

Social Security sulphurdunn Dec 2012 #18

I know what gets me is Obama himself said right after the election it has nothing to do Liberalynn Dec 2012 #24

Given I overstated in saying he is giving the Republicans almost everything they want Liberalynn Dec 2012 #21

I agree, the CPI is a sellout democrattotheend Dec 2012 #30

Sounds good to me. Let the whiners wine and let's put this behind us... nt Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #22

Chained CPI (yes, this is a big concession, I am not minimizing that) nineteen50 Dec 2012 #26

Less likely if deal puts away debt ceiling democrattotheend Dec 2012 #31

I can't imagine them having enough votes for anything good bloomington-lib Dec 2012 #4

Cantor lies without compunction The Wizard Dec 2012 #5

Both sides want to go home for the holidays bucolic_frolic Dec 2012 #7

He says this because then if Dems veto it, as we should, we look bad. Fearless Dec 2012 #8

I agree. srichardson Dec 2012 #25

He gave away Social Security and/or Medicare cuts Kelvin Mace Dec 2012 #9

Agreed Liberalynn Dec 2012 #11

To heck with passing the fiscal cliff. We are better off going over it. Owl Dec 2012 #14

If Cantor's for it Andy Stanton Dec 2012 #16

Agreed Liberalynn Dec 2012 #23

I can't stand the fact we still have to deal with these Repub creatures Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2012 #17

Well, of course he does Warpy Dec 2012 #20

well, what do ya know! fascisthunter Dec 2012 #27

The fiscal cliff is preferrable to cuts to social security benefits The Second Stone Dec 2012 #28

Link? melissaf Dec 2012 #29

Thank you for clearing that up Liberalynn Dec 2012 #33

I'm eager to find out creeksneakers2 Dec 2012 #35

Cantor and Boehner in a cage match to the death. nt onehandle Dec 2012 #32