Looks like:
- Raise the debt ceiling for a year
- Hints at lowering COLA for SS and pensions
- Vague entitlement "reform" - Payroll tax stays
- Tax raise rise for folks somewhere between $250 and $1 million a year; I would guess in between there
They took Social Security taxes out of people’s paychecks, and now they want to cut the COLA? It’s not like anyone’s getting rich on Social Security.
I think this is Boehner’s last fling as Majority Leader. He will be gone in the next Congress.
Fiscal Cliff is soooo yesterday. The story now is how the liberals are going to disarm America.
Boehner’s offer is not a compromise, it is a suicide pact.
John Boehner has become a French surrender monkey. If the Republicans in the House go for this, it shows conservatives the GOP is not the vehicle to use to try to save America. It also pitches our country further into the abyss and less likely able to be saved by any peaceful political solution.
For three years, we seniors/disabled got no COLA raise, even as the cost of living was skyrocketing. This year, we got a whopping 1.7%. For me, this translates into a staggering $19 a month. In the last year, my grocery bill (at Walmart) has doubled, my cable/internet has gone up by a third, and the utilities have gone up by 25%.
Somehow, I get the feeling that the Marxist in the White House seems to think "old age" and "disbilities" are shameful and those who have reached either/both should be eliminated.
I will outlive this traitor's term in office, just to spite his ugly self. And I will know beyond a doubt that what goes around, comes around. I think his comeuppance will not be pretty.
= Boehner offers to let Ubama and the rats bankrupt yet another generation of Americans (this time our great-grandchildren) so that the Republicans can have the honor of being blamed for both raising taxes AND pushing granny off a cliff ("spending cuts"). That's some great work, Boehner.
"NOW, you're negotiating!"
This will not solve the debt or deficit. Any real spending cuts??????
Give an inch and they demand a mile.
So, in other words, Obama gets all he wants.
Looks like a Boener cave-in.....
A deal is near simply because Christmas is near.
Heck of a job Johnny.
...and a high-intensity emotional conflict, which could go hot, timed to completely blot out any news of the proceedings over the fiscal cliff.
More money to enable the professional unemployed, but increased taxes for those of us who actually work and pay the bills for those who reject jobs good enough for the rest of us.
Nice to see Boner and BO are on the same page. < / sarcasm >
Bullsit! obama has known from day one his boytoy would give him everything he wants.He was just waiting until the timing was right.
If Bonehead throws in gun control and amnesty, he might be able
to seal the deal. Maybe increase the budget to give away Obama
phones wouldn’t hurt either.
What about LOWERING THE DEBT CEILING? That would give up front spending cuts a mandate. Then we could talk revenue.