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LetTimmySmoke Donating Member (970 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-11 07:47 PM
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Poll question: What do you think will happen with the Bush Tax Cuts?
Edited on Sat Aug-06-11 07:49 PM by LetTimmySmoke
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JoePhilly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-11 07:48 PM
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1. Your last item is worded wrong.
Edited on Sat Aug-06-11 07:49 PM by JoePhilly
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LetTimmySmoke Donating Member (970 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-11 07:49 PM
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2. Oh yeah - that would be the GOP's preferred solution.
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JoePhilly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-11 07:59 PM
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4. So you think only those for the rich might be extended?
But not those under the incomes you list?

Can you explain how that happens?
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-11 07:57 PM
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3. Extended.
There's just absolutely no way Obama and the Democrats have the stones to fight that fight in an election year.

Hell, they declined to fight it when they were about as politically strong as you can get.
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cantbeserious Donating Member (270 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-11 07:59 PM
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5. Any Attempt To Cancel Them Will Force The Teabaggers To Shutdown The US Government Again
eom
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Karmadillo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-11 08:00 PM
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6. Our president said they would end. It would be insane to extend them. Therefore, they will end.
nt
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LostInAnomie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-11 08:03 PM
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7. The pukes will force an early vote on them before the election.
Edited on Sat Aug-06-11 08:04 PM by LostInAnomie
It will easily pass the house and grudgingly pass the senate. Obama will be forced to sign it or veto it around October. He'll sign it.
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Sarah Ibarruri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-11 08:27 PM
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8. They'll be made permanent until this country is a third world nation. nt
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primavera Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-11 08:37 PM
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9. Why would they end?
No one has the political will to challenge them.
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indepat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-11 09:14 PM
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10. The Bush tax cuts expired on schedule at the end of 2010: Obama's tax cuts won't be allowed to
expire imo. :patriot:
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-11 10:36 PM
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11. I think Obama will let the tax cuts expire on the rich and run his 2012 election on that
issue. I think he'll do well.
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Maru Kitteh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-11 11:24 PM
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12. They will expire, after much wailing and rending of garments.
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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-06-11 11:32 PM
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13. if they were allowed to expire, it would be a great psychological boost
it would demonstrate the U.S. is not hopelessly beyond reasonable action by the govt.

...which is why I don't know if the tax cuts will expire or not, b/c I no longer think republicans can be reasonable and I haven't seen Obama push back - I've heard rhetoric but not seen action that demonstrates the ability to stand against the abuses of those who have weakened our economy with their ponzi schemes.
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Jakes Progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Aug-07-11 12:04 AM
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14. When was the last time congress eliminated a tax cut people had for over 10 yrs.?
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