Obama willing to work with GOP on tax overhaul

Associated Press ^ | Dec 19, 2014 2:27 PM EST

[Olog-hai]

President Barack Obama says he will try to undertake an overhaul of the tax system with the new Republican majorities in Congress. He says the “devil is in the details.”

He says the tax system needs to be simpler and fairer. He says some corporations engage in tax avoidance while others pay full freight. He also says he would like to combine tax changes with money for capital works projects. …

[John 3_19-21]

Give me what I want first and then we can work together.

[Popman]

maybe I missed it, but the words “work with” never were uttered by Obama in his quote....

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

He is such a fraud.

[ClearCase_guy]

The GOP offer -- 20% across the board increase in taxes ... IF the government is willing to increase spending by 30%.

[uncitizen]

Oh Gawd, please, no!

[Olog-hai]

The AP never misses an opportunity to spin a headline.

[Secret Agent Man]

regarding obama wanting to work with repubs. mokita. he never has.

[Fungi]

What nonsense. The feckless fool on the hill is “hard wired to the the wrong thing everytime."(Powerline) If the new congress has any wisdom, any testicles at all, they will refuse to “work” with anything the fool proposes.

[Sicon]

Sort of like a rape victim wants to “please” the rapist...

[Theoria]

If the GOP and Obama agree to a deal and pass something. That will take out some of the air of the 2016 candidates, like Mr. Perry’s tax plan or similar ideas in theory.

[molson209]

Obama is going to try and keep himself in the News every day for the rest of his life

[Steamburg]

Obama’s best one-liner of 2014!

[tennmountainman]

So true.

Except the GOP will raise taxes on the rest of us, while cutting taxes
for Big Business.

[sheana]

Yep we are pretty much screwed then. The Republicans will reach across the aisle, join the Dems, and give Obama what he wants. They’ve already proved that.

[Parmy]

That means tax increases.

[DoughtyOne]

“As long as my fellow Republicans will agree to tax income at 95%, I’m willing to compromise from the 98% I was shooting for.”

[RKBA Democrat]

“The GOP offer — 20% across the board increase in taxes ... IF the government is willing to increase spending by 30%.”

The good news is that in the spirit of bipartisanship, they’’ll increase spending by 40%.

[tumblindice]

12/21/2014 (AP) “Comrades! Big Bro’ seeks peace ... “

[pepsionice]

Why waste time? Just issue an executive order, or pass some memo around.