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Senate tax bill lures Democrats with sweeteners
Politico ^ | 12/9/2010 | Carrie Budoff Brown

Posted on 12/10/2010 8:24:13 AM PST by Qbert

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All the more reason to say no to this.
1 posted on 12/10/2010 8:24:18 AM PST by Qbert
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Businesss (corruption) as usual among the Elitists in DC. Apparently, November 2nd wasn’t loud enough. 2012 must be a bigger and louder message.


2 posted on 12/10/2010 8:28:08 AM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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David Freddoso writes:

“Remember all of those special interest tax breaks in the 2008 TARP bill?

- Film and Television Productions (Sec. 502)
- Wooden Arrows designed for use by children (Sec. 503)
- Virgin Island and Puerto Rican Rum (Section 308)
- American Samoa (Sec. 309)
- Mine Rescue Teams (Sec. 310)
- Mine Safety Equipment (Sec. 311)
- Domestic Production Activities in Puerto Rico (Sec. 312)
- Indian Tribes (Sec. 314, 315)
- Railroads (Sec. 316)
- Auto Racing Tracks (317)
- District of Columbia (Sec. 322)
- Wool Research (Sec. 325)

Many of them are back. Although I’m not sure yet whether the “research credit” is for “wool research.”

-Research credit.
-Indian employment tax credit.
-New markets tax credit.
-Railroad track maintenance credit.
-Mine rescue team training credit.
-7-year recovery period for motorsports entertainment complexes.
-Accelerated depreciation for business property on an Indian reservation.
-Election to expense mine safety equipment.
-Special expensing rules for certain film and television productions.
-Expensing of environmental remediation costs.
-Deduction allowable with respect to income attributable to domestic production activities in Puerto Rico.
-Tax incentives for investment in the District of Columbia.
-Temporary increase in limit on cover over of rum excise taxes to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
-American Samoa economic development credit.”

http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2010/12/oh-christmas-tree-tarp-special-interest-provisions-reappear-bipar


3 posted on 12/10/2010 8:28:16 AM PST by Qbert
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Just more bribes. These people should be in jail.


4 posted on 12/10/2010 8:29:58 AM PST by Roklok
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Footsies


5 posted on 12/10/2010 8:32:03 AM PST by FrankR (Don't let the bastards wear you down!)
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Senate tax bill lures Democrats with sweeteners

Artificial sweeteners loaded with carcinogens.

6 posted on 12/10/2010 8:33:53 AM PST by Jim W N
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Vote No.


7 posted on 12/10/2010 8:38:17 AM PST by scooby321
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To: ExTexasRedhead

“Businesss (corruption) as usual among the Elitists in DC. Apparently, November 2nd wasn’t loud enough. 2012 must be a bigger and louder message.”

Yep.

Questionable GOP appointees to key committee positions, giving up on important principles...and we’re only a little over a month after the election. Why are they trying to compromise when Obama never compromised his first two years?


8 posted on 12/10/2010 8:39:41 AM PST by Qbert
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I want the real CONSERVATIVES to rear up now...create gridlock until January.Defeat Amnesty bill FORVER & EVER & EVER......


9 posted on 12/10/2010 8:40:08 AM PST by magna carta
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The article doesn’t list how long the extensions are for the democrat’s pork. My guess would be the pork would be extended for 5 years (or longer) while the tax cuts are only extended for 2 years. If they are smart, the Republicans should reject the entire bill because of the added pork.


10 posted on 12/10/2010 8:40:46 AM PST by FtrPilot
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“The article doesn’t list how long the extensions are for the democrat’s pork. My guess would be the pork would be extended for 5 years (or longer) while the tax cuts are only extended for 2 years. If they are smart, the Republicans should reject the entire bill because of the added pork.”

Great point.

Don’t know the answer- but if that’s the case, the Repubs are getting played for even bigger fools than thought.


11 posted on 12/10/2010 8:44:48 AM PST by Qbert
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To: magna carta
Finish an effective border fence & close the freaking borders to illegals.

Even more urgent: Kill ObamieCommieCare.

12 posted on 12/10/2010 8:48:46 AM PST by Jim W N
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Ah, Good ol’ earmatks are back.


13 posted on 12/10/2010 8:49:00 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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Didn’t know they won the election, so why are we spending more pork?

Merry Christmas


14 posted on 12/10/2010 8:49:49 AM PST by bray (Sarah Palin will destroy the Repub Party, hopfully!)
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earmatks = earmarks, of course


15 posted on 12/10/2010 8:49:55 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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Continuing the Ethenol and energy boondoggles?


16 posted on 12/10/2010 8:51:53 AM PST by bray (Sarah Palin will destroy the Repub Party, hopfully!)
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Let’s count the earmarks, shall we?

1. tax break for mass transit users
2. an ethanol tax credit
3. grant program for renewable energy developers
4. tax break for coal plants,
5. tax break for “energy-efficient homes”
6. tax break for hybrid cars
7. tax break for mine safety equipment
8. tax break for child care
9. tax break for college
10.tax break for adoption expenses

Eveybody’s a winner!


17 posted on 12/10/2010 9:00:09 AM PST by Lancey Howard
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Continuing the lower tax rates only temporarily is hard enough to swallow. Why in the world would we want to offer them any “sweeteners”? Just let them vote it down as it was negotiated between the WH and the GOP and let them look like idiots when their forced to accept a worse deal (in their eyes) come Jan. We have to play hardball with these clowns.


18 posted on 12/10/2010 9:26:11 AM PST by Ronald_Magnus
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“Continuing the lower tax rates only temporarily is hard enough to swallow. Why in the world would we want to offer them any “sweeteners”? Just let them vote it down as it was negotiated between the WH and the GOP and let them look like idiots when their forced to accept a worse deal (in their eyes) come Jan. We have to play hardball with these clowns.”

Exactly.

And if the Dems reject, start over at the new year from a position of strength. The only reason the Repubs (the non-Tea Party Repubs, that is) won in Congress was because they said “No” to garbage- not because of any unique talent that they had. We are at the edge of the cliff: saying “Yes” now to this could very well doom the party.


19 posted on 12/10/2010 10:04:28 AM PST by Qbert
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F NO!


20 posted on 12/10/2010 10:16:58 AM PST by y6162
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