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1 posted on 12/21/2012 4:47:52 PM PST by SteelToe
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As as I know, the lack of a deal means $100b in tax hikes and $100b in spending cuts out of a $15t economy, just over 1%. And the debt limit goes up $1.2t. I’m struggling to see what the big deal is. The deficit goes up $1.2t. Taxes are raised a minuscule amount, and spending is cut a minuscule amount. This is really small potatoes, in the overall scheme of things.


2 posted on 12/21/2012 5:08:37 PM PST by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: SteelToe

As far I know, the lack of a deal means $100b in tax hikes and $100b in spending cuts out of a $15t economy, just over 1%. And the debt limit goes up $1.2t. I’m struggling to see what the big deal is. The deficit goes up $1.2t. Taxes are raised a minuscule amount, and spending is cut a minuscule amount. This is really small potatoes, in the overall scheme of things.


3 posted on 12/21/2012 5:08:55 PM PST by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: SteelToe

As far as I know, the lack of a deal means $100b in tax hikes and $100b in spending cuts out of a $15t economy, just over 1%. And the debt limit goes up $1.2t. I’m struggling to see what the big deal is. The deficit goes up $1.2t. Taxes are raised a minuscule amount, and spending is cut a minuscule amount. This is really small potatoes, in the overall scheme of things.


4 posted on 12/21/2012 5:09:06 PM PST by Zhang Fei (Let us pray that peace be now restored to the world and that God will preserve it always.)
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To: SteelToe

So we can look forward to Plan C: What cliff?


5 posted on 12/21/2012 5:11:46 PM PST by newheart (The greatest trick the left ever pulled was convincing the world it was not a religion.)
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To: SteelToe

The fiscal cliff is more like a crack in the sidewalk. The drastic cut numbers are actually a 10 year total.


8 posted on 12/21/2012 7:05:34 PM PST by lurk
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To: SteelToe

The tax holiday is almost over.


9 posted on 12/21/2012 10:10:44 PM PST by justrepublican (Screaming like a "Vexatious requester" at a Wellstone memorial...........)
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