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Posted by venomlash]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:41:08 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Prairie Dog]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2012 07:41:27 -0800 The Stranger
Obama will hem and haw and say that the GOP "made him do it" but ultimately he set it up so that he will be taxing average people a whole lot more.

Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe]]> Mon, 12 Nov 2012 04:15:43 -0800 The Stranger
I predict they will get some minor tax increase on the wealthy, possibly in the form of removing deductions rather than lowering rates, and will mostly kick the can down the road.
Posted by madcap]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:56:07 -0800 The Stranger Posted by pat L]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 21:37:05 -0800 The Stranger
Full throttle towards the fiscal cliff is the only viable choice when the other side has forgotten the definition of "compromise."
Posted by Free Lunch]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:50:09 -0800 The Stranger
@39 sadly most Sloggers wish that was true. Luckily Obama is a centrist and threw the far left under the bus long ago. Just wait until be makes his Grand Bargain.
Posted by Sugartit]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:24:38 -0800 The Stranger Posted by restlessnative]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:21:03 -0800 The Stranger http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/…
Posted by Linda J]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:48:20 -0800 The Stranger Posted by zombie eyes]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:45:35 -0800 The Stranger
Posted by Zeusifer]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:26:00 -0800 The Stranger
The last election didn't change much. It affirmed the status quo. And the status quo is that Murray and Co. will talk tough and then cave, like Democrats do.
Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:24:09 -0800 The Stranger
The cuts expire and then they can return to tax cutting for the middle class and claim VICOTRY FOR THE FORCES OF DEMOCRATIC FREEDOM!!!

It works for everyone. I hope senators are smart enough to see it that way.
Posted by jnonymous]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 17:05:08 -0800 The Stranger
maybe.

but look for Obama to do it before this term is up....
Posted by you read it here first]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 16:55:11 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Patricia Kayden]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 16:40:54 -0800 The Stranger Posted by ng53]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 16:08:16 -0800 The Stranger
And troll dear, no: the retirement age should not be increased. That's an idiotic idea. If people want to work past 65, that is fine, but if it were widespread it would be a disaster for innovation, young people, and the economy. Thanks in part to Social Security, retired elderly people are a net positive to the economy - particularly tourism.

Real economic populism could ensure the party that embraces it pretty much permanent control of both Congress and the White House.
Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 15:37:57 -0800 The Stranger
@ 25 Nice synopsis Catalina. Deluge the White House with POSTCARDS why don't we. MILLIONS of 'em.

I am very proud of my US Senators. Let the ass kicking of Congressional Republicans begin.
Posted by Rujax!]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 15:20:25 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Sugartit]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 15:16:22 -0800 The Stranger
Not bad.

2.) Eliminating the cap is good, but leave the percentage alone.
And raise the retirement age by a year now and gradually raise it more over time.


Posted by ....and do it yesterday]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 14:56:31 -0800 The Stranger
Your suggestion about rolling all healthcare programs into one program is good; however, the Health Care Reform Act is what we're dealing with now, and it's the only improvement we're realistically going to get for quite a while. And it is quite an improvement. This is not a revolutionary country; its an incremental society.
Posted by sarah70]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 14:53:59 -0800 The Stranger
1.) Let the tax cuts expire.

2.) Eliminate the Social Security earnings cap. Make everyone pay regardless of their source of income (dividends, etc). At the same time, cut the percentage people have taken out of their paycheck for Social Security. The system will still become solvent due to the extra revenue, and it will lessen the burden of the expired tax cuts.

3.) Roll all of the government healthcare programs (Medicaid/Medicare/tricare/etc - everything but the VA) into one program, and start a process of lowering the eligibility age by five years every five years until universal single-payer is achieved. This will allow the insurance industry to make the necessary changes to exit the health insurance market without chaos or mass unemployment, plus it will blow the job market wide open, as the boomers evacuate themselves from jobs they are only keeping because they need insurance.

You're welcome, dearies.....

Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 14:24:49 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Reverse Polarity]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 14:12:51 -0800 The Stranger Posted by DebbieDowner]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 13:51:46 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Dr_Awesome]]> Sun, 11 Nov 2012 13:20:21 -0800 The Stranger