Posted on 11/21/2012 7:42:42 AM PST by SeekAndFind
I say let the tax cuts expire, implement sequestration, and start putting the feds on the chopping block. The military is going to feel the pain, but so are all of the entitlement programs. If obama and the dems decide they want to work out selective tax cuts later, tell them tough shit, they should have dealt with it when they had the chance, and when the dems try to hang this around the republicans, tell them they got what they wanted, and now they own it all. At this point, the house and the republicans have nothing to lose, either way they’ll be damned in the court of public opinion.
But, I don’t see the above scenario happening due to the republicans reliably folding like a cheap suit at the first sign of real pressure.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Democrats are pushing an unorthodox idea for coping with the “fiscal cliff”: Let the government go over, temporarily at least, to give their party more bargaining leverage for changes later on.
If you are honest with yourself and the American citizens you have no bargaining leverage. Nor do the Republicans. America is BROKE.
You are not talking about reducing our debt. Simply reducing how much more in debt we go this year. Do you really think there is any difference if we go 1.1 Trillion dollars in debt or 1.0 Trillion dollars in debt.
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