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kpete

(72,005 posts)
Mon Jan 19, 2015, 11:45 AM Jan 2015

Obama Dares Republicans Not to Cut Taxes

Obama Dares Republicans Not to Cut Taxes

January 19, 2015


President Obama “will use his State of the Union address Tuesday night to stake out a populist vision of tax reform and new middle-class benefits — and practically dare Republicans to say no,” Politico reports.

“It’s a way for Obama to position himself as a defender of the middle class and a fighter against stagnant wages, as an opening bid in any negotiations with Republicans on revamping the Tax Code — one of the few areas where GOP leaders say there could be the potential for a deal with Obama during his final two years in office.”

http://politicalwire.com/2015/01/19/obama-dares-republicans-not-cut-taxes/http://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/state-of-the-union-2015-barack-obama-economy-taxes-wages-114353.html#ixzz3PHMVSrtb

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Obama Dares Republicans Not to Cut Taxes (Original Post) kpete Jan 2015 OP
Hopefully, this will not end up cutting Social Security taxes/contributions, which will weaken djean111 Jan 2015 #1
Democrats and President Obama ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2015 #2
 

djean111

(14,255 posts)
1. Hopefully, this will not end up cutting Social Security taxes/contributions, which will weaken
Mon Jan 19, 2015, 11:48 AM
Jan 2015

Social Security while everyone preens and pats each other on the back.

 

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)
2. Democrats and President Obama ...
Mon Jan 19, 2015, 12:18 PM
Jan 2015

have already addressed your concern. But I guess there is room for concern ... neither have mentioned the cookies and milk before recess matter.

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