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- One of the best ideas I have heard to balance the budget was a "carbon footprint tax". Basically products and services have a small added tax based on a formula that calculates the amount of carbon emissions produced to make the product. Not only can we add a very small cost to domestic products but anything produced overseas that is imported to the US. China, India and all countries would have to address their terrible levels of pollutants plus we balance the budget. Surprisingly, the idea came from a Republican staffer. Interesting that Obamacare may enable the raising of the eligibility age for Medicare. I also agree that a sliding scale be used for Medicare benefits based on wealth.
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- The Republicans ran up the Federal deficit, with the dark lord Cheney saying on national TV that: "deficits don't matter". Then after they leave office it's the Democrats who get stuck with the blame for it, and the bill.
Washington's broken.
And while both parties are bickering about how to clean up the mess, the working class people in this country are left to fend for themselves.
There's only one course the voting public is left with... ORGANIZED LABOR UNIONS.
If the CEO's can negotiate their working contracts, complete with salary and bonuses, golden parachutes and what not, so should their workers. What good for the CEO is good for the workers.
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- Why you young, liberal Democratis should listen to us Republican Tea Party supporter: we have got ours....chances are the necessary funding for us is there, at least for the next few years. But none of it will be there for people younger than 50 unless we figure out, all of us, how to at least slow down the spending. We are only tring to save you younger Social Security and retirement benefits because you deserve them as well.
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davidfarrar
Listen, here's the thing; We can always raise taxes, but it has proven to be virtually impossible to slow down government spending. This is why the Republicans are refusiung to raise taxes...Obama and the radical left want to establish the correct why to respond to this economic crisis is to raise taxes. But it is impossible to dig our way out of this reccession with tax increases alone. We must cut government spending or the taxes will be used to generate even more government spending. We need to get control of the spending, and th Republicans are trying simply to force government to come to the table and help cut spending first...BEFORE raising taxes for the rich now, but soon it will be everyone.
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- Geithner is correct, Obama has no reason to compromise with House Republicans at all. Obama won the election; he won on the mandate of 'tax the wealthy'. Americans have given the go-ahead and the green light to Obama to tax the wealthiest Americans, and tax them with impunity. In fact, Americans expect Obama to carry through with this, at any cost.
If Republican obstructionism causes the U.S. to go off the 'fiscal cliff' then so be it. Everyone I know would rather see the U.S. go off the cliff in grand fashion, than to let the wealthy continue to raid the coffers of Washington, or Obama compromise with Boehner or House Republicans on this issue. - Reply to this comment
- Go President OBAMA YOU WON STAY STRONG. These Republicans are talking stupid and they are the same ones who signed a pledge with Norquist. How in the world could something like that be allowed to happen. Why did they give him so much power to make any decision for the people in this country. just unbelievable really unbelievable
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- Not going to happen. Obama's terms are entirely unacceptable in every way.
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- Hey look, it's tax cheat Tim. Tax cheat Tim says, "Bla bla bla bla. The Marxist, the one that already spent us into oblivion, knows how to get this country back on track. He told me we have to bla bla bla bla bla bla bla...uh...bla bla bla bla bla bla bla."
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- THE BUSH TAX CUTS MUST DIE ALL OF THEM. Geithner do not under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES recommend to the president that these tax cuts continue even if it means recession. The recession is no where nearly as dangerous as continuing under the ruinous tax rates we now have. After all if they expire there will be an incentive for real tax and spending reform. Recession and higher unemployment is better than what we have now.
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- Tax plan,bipartisan agreement.
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- And we all still wait for the do nothing Congress to do something. The House leadership does not like the Administration's suggestions yet we hear nothing from them in the way of alternatives. The House does not intend to take any action whatsoever. And since it is the House, and not the Senate or Administration, that must commence action on any bill addressing the so called fiscal cliff, we common citizens must prepare for the really hard times the leadership of House of Representatives wants for this country.
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