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2016 Postmortem

littlemissmartypants

(22,822 posts) Sat Jan 19, 2013, 02:58 AM Jan 2013

An infographic that boils down what’s truly at stake in the latest Beltway fight over how our

...government raises and spends money

http://colorlines.com/archives/2012/12/fiscal_cliff_infographic.html

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An infographic that boils down what’s truly at stake in the latest Beltway fight over how our (Original Post) littlemissmartypants Jan 2013 OP

Sadly, this is out of date. truebluegreen Jan 2013 #1

That's what I was thinking customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #2

Might be out of date by a few weeks, but well worth the post LeftInTX Jan 2013 #3

truebluegreen

(9,033 posts)

1. Sadly, this is out of date.

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2013, 08:25 AM

Jan 2013

Since Obama and Congress just agreed to make permanent the Bush tax cuts on income under $400,000 a year.

customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)

2. That's what I was thinking

Reply to truebluegreen (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 19, 2013, 03:28 PM

Jan 2013

I don't expect the Repukes to give another dime on higher taxes, unless there is a raise in FICA taxes as part of an effort to shore up Social Security finances, which would be combined with benefit limitations that our side probably won't go for.

LeftInTX

(25,567 posts)

3. Might be out of date by a few weeks, but well worth the post

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Sat Jan 19, 2013, 03:53 PM

Jan 2013

It clearly illustrates the difference and relationship between the debt and the deficit.

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