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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 12:48 PM Original message |
Would ending corporate tax breaks make dent in deficit? |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
1. Small dent, imo, but would do a lot re: people's perception of fairness. |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 12:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. That would be tough to get through Congress nowadays. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 12:58 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. With R's holding the House, impossible. After 2012 then. n/t |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 01:26 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Even then we would have to use reconciliation in the Senate if we could somehow grow a spine. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 01:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. The "deal" there is reducing rates while getting rid of loopholes. |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 12:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. Well, a few billion dollars means a few thousand dollars worth of medical... |
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John_Adams (110 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
5. I would favor additional tax cuts for small businesses... |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
6. 98% of the wealth needs to be mined for revenue. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
7. It makes sense to me that if we got rid of loopholes we could get at least the 34% they got the last |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 01:27 PM Response to Original message |
10. Want to REALLY eliminate the national debt? |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. But, but, but... |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 08:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. And treat the ceo's of banksters who caused the problem like drug pushers |
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plumbob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
12. If would get just 20% of the TWO TRILLION in cash being held |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jun-05-11 08:43 PM Response to Original message |
14. Coporations should be treated just like any other "person". |
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