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2016 Postmortem

themaguffin

(3,828 posts) Tue Nov 27, 2012, 11:39 AM Nov 2012

GOP throwing everything into budget talks- ACA, Medicare etc. So why aren't Dems asking for....

Raising the SS tax cap.

Raising cap gains tax or change to mirror standard earnings etc.

Actually raising top marginal rates to something higher than Clinton's

GOP will make a Dem "victory" if the ACA isn't impacted and that's bullshit.

A GOP victory should be that Mitt is taxed at 40%.

I would throw in a new a war tax that kicks on top incomes.

This is bullshit.

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GOP throwing everything into budget talks- ACA, Medicare etc. So why aren't Dems asking for.... (Original Post) themaguffin Nov 2012 OP

Everything you propose can be considered "tax reform" geek tragedy Nov 2012 #1

+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #3

WAR TAX FOR 1% ROBROX Nov 2012 #2

+1000 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #4

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)

1. Everything you propose can be considered "tax reform"

Reply to themaguffin (Original post)

Tue Nov 27, 2012, 11:43 AM

Nov 2012

So, in a sense the Republicans have already put that stuff on the table.

Let them negotiate against themselves in public for a while. No need for us to publicly demand anything.