Posted on 12/20/2011 12:48:25 PM PST by Nachum
Following a House vote today that effectively rejected the Senate’s tax cut bill, President Obama reacted strongly, saying that because of House Republicans’ “refusal to cooperate,” millions of Americans could lose their tax cut in 11 days.
The president even admonished one House representative whom he said referred to the issue of the payroll tax cut extension debate as “high-stakes poker.”
While Obama agreed the rep was “right about the stakes,” he said what’s happening in Congress is “not a game” for most
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wow bet Michelle and her so called secret service friend are having a great time...
all this at the taxpayers dime...
hurry up Nov. 2012
What were the vote totals?
Marathoner is right, the 2% is all on the employee side, not employer.
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WTF wrt:
SE Utah?
Maine?
Eastern Okla.?
(I'll just note that eastern Iowaaahhhh is known to be messed up.)
Senate= rejects 12 month extension...
House= rejects 2 month extension...
Media says... “House rejects extension!”
Gee, Obama and the Senate gave America’s peasants enough to last through their vacations. It’s the media’s job to make the peasants grateful.
Obama took no questions, he just ran off after his pitch. The MSM has no respect for tolerating his crap.
“Bath-House” Barry would call out Republicans if he/she had a hangnail.
Wants tax reduction for workers. Calls Out Republicans
President Obama Slams House Vote
"I'll veto." Keystone pipeline veto will reduce tax to zero for workers (no jobs).
Exactly what I was thinking. The Chicago thugs think a game of push and shove can change things - they didn’t get 2010. I hope they get 2012 and 2014 when we rid ourselves of the low life thugs and career politicians from our capital and government. We won and we’ll do it again, God willing! Now they can go to the back of the bus.
The accounting nightmare alone in trying to file a quarterly 941 return with different FICA rates would be immense.”””
the Feds would have to print an entirely different form 941 just for that one quarter if this continues. The two different rates would have to be separated.
Piss off Hussein. You suck.
Washington, Dec 20 -
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement regarding the House’s vote to refuse the Senate’s short-term payroll tax holiday extension package:
“We are elected to Congress to do the people’s business not only when convenient, but if necessary, even during the holidays. The Senate plan of 60 days of tax policy is not in the best interest of the American people. In fact, according to the National Payroll Reporting Consortium, proper implementation of a two month payroll tax extension is not likely to be possible. When you look at the entire bill, the Senate’s two month package to extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment insurance, and the ‘doc fix’ for Medicare reimbursements for 2012 is not good governing – its procrastination. Furthermore, the President has previously insisted on a year-long extension. Believe it or not, House Republicans, including myself, actually agree with the President this time. The House has laid multiple options on the table to appropriately extend these provisions in order to provide necessary certainty to American families. We’ve already passed a package extending the payroll tax holiday for a full year. Now, we’ve cleared the deck for a Conference Committee of Senators and Congressmen to reach a long-term compromise. Unfortunately, it’s the Senate who has skipped town for the holidays, leaving the American people twisting in the breeze.
“The Senate should return to Washington so we can work out a compromise deal in a Conference Committee as our Founding Fathers intended. If the Senate is willing to work, common ground can be found to give the American people the tax and job certainty that they need.”
Yeah, especially when he went and learned how to speak Hawaiian and all.
I think Barky tried to wedge the house between himself and his asskisser Reid. Unfortunately, Reid was not up to the task.
They want a deal for just Two Months?
Give me a break.
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