Estate tax fight in House may sputter: aide

[Still a Democrat]

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - A senior Democratic aide said on Tuesday it is unclear if there is enough support among Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives to change the estate tax provision in the sweeping Senate tax bill.

The aide said while many Democrats see the provision as excessively generous to the wealthy, there may not be enough votes to tighten it.

"It would give members a chance to vent to vote against it," the aide said. "But I doubt" there are enough votes to change it.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BD3AH20101214

[LiberalFighter]

1. They are chickenshit.

They really need to work on Democrats that are against the estate tax.

Why the hell should individuals receive such excessive wealth for nothing?

[bvar22]

12. They are NOT "chickenshit".

They ARE "complicit".

[Roy Rolling]

2. Lip Service--"chance to vent?"

Typical lip-service instead of standing up and voting for principles. And by lip-service you can include ass-kissing to political donors.

[soryang]

3. More tax cuts for the aristocrats, just what we need

Way to go!

[Nite Owl]

4. Big surprise! n/t

[brentspeak]

5. Obama and the GOP knew they had Americans right where they wanted them

Under their thumb.

[Still a Democrat]

8. To be totally clear, there's widespread Democratic support

both in congress and rank and file Democrats.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

9. Exactly. Obama and the Republicans. Hearing that alot lately.

And half of the democrats too.

[Still a Democrat]

11. Well more than half of the Democrats n/t

[stray cat]

6. How many of the wealthy do not avoid the estate tax anyway by manipulating tax laws

[Still a Democrat]

7. I don't want to see the deal jeorpardized

If pushing this puts it in danger, this is actually good news.

[bvar22]

13. the "deal":

The Bullies demand our whole lunch...sandwich, chips, pickle, soda, cookies, and an apple.
Democrats make a "DEAL",
and we get to keep the apple.
:woohoo:

[glitch]

10. It's a stupid deal on many levels but most of us are far more worried about the stealth attack on SS

with the "payroll tax holiday". If they let that one go there is no hope for them to change either.