Speakeasy forum: BO's compromise?

http://www.politico.com/story/2012/11/geithners-fiscal-cliff-obama-wish-list-84433.html?hp=t3_3

Those cuts of $400B wouldn't even be worked out until 'next year'.......so it's another 'gimme the money now and we'll cut later' offer that Reagan got.

during the campaign the increases in dividends and capital gains........he mainly campaigned on raising tax rates on the 'rich' and it would 'gain' $800B....the other $160B comes from the other two that he didn't talk much about.

AND he specifically SAID yesterday on the 'campaign' trail that he wants the tax increases NOW and 'we'll talk about the cuts next year', so his agenda is already spoken and isn't just a 'proposal'.

The Ryan Budget that PASSED the House and Reid won't bring to a vote ALREADY has the PLAN laid out that the Republicans want regarding the tax cuts and tax reform........There is NO plan and NO list of deductions that the Dems or BO are willing to cut, EVEN THOUGH he campaigned on 'reforming' Medicaid and Medicare and leaving Social Security alone. There is a video of him specifically saying that " the two biggest drivers of our debt is Medicaid and Medicare....Social Security will be ok"

Are you ok with him having control and complete power and authority to raise the national debt ceiling whenever and to whatever he feels 'he' needs and taking that authority away from Congress even though there is a Constitutional LAW that says ONLY Congress can okay the increase? (Can you say MORSI???)

letting them keep their entitlements, they try to avoid antagonizing one of the most active voting wise blocs there is.

It's mostly fear that would make most of them go along with an unspoken "I've got mine, the heck with you" change in medicare.

They're "asking the wealthy"? Wow, they just can't quit Lying can they?

no liberals will admit that the middle class and poor WILL also go because companies will increase their prices to make up the extra taxes.

that increasing taxes on the 'rich' will hurt the middle class and poor contrary to what BO has been out there campaigning on for the last two years and is still saying that he wants to 'take care of the middle class'?

Finally.........

Good thing YOU won't be trying to buy anything here at current and future prices, right?

many times over two years ago.......I have no interest in rehashing the it again. I couldn't keep my 'current' insurance and I couldn't keep my 'current' doctor were only two examples. Another is the 23 new taxes included in Obamacare that increased premiums. Please take some meds that will increase your memory capacity...unless your Canadian health insurance doesn't cover it and you have to pay for it out of pocket, of course.

... a lump of coal for Christmas.

When a lawyer want 10000 bucks, he asks for 100K first. This sets up an "everyone wins-no one loses" solution. It's just politics. Stupid, but politics.