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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhite House shoots down House Republican proposal on fiscal cliff
White House shoots down House Republican proposal on fiscal cliff
by Joan McCarter
White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer issued this statement via e-mail in response to the proposal from House Republican leadership.
In other words, bogus tax "reform" that actually cuts tax rates for the wealthy isn't going to fly.
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by Joan McCarter
White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer issued this statement via e-mail in response to the proposal from House Republican leadership.
The Republican letter released today does not meet the test of balance. In fact, it actually promises to lower rates for the wealthy and sticks the middle class with the bill. Their plan includes nothing new and provides no details on which deductions they would eliminate, which loopholes they will close or which Medicare savings they would achieve. Independent analysts who have looked at plans like this one have concluded that middle class taxes will have to go up to pay for lower rates for millionaires and billionaires. While the President is willing to compromise to get a significant, balanced deal and believes that compromise is readily available to Congress, he is not willing to compromise on the principles of fairness and balance that include asking the wealthiest to pay higher rates. President Obama believesand the American people agreethat the economy works best when it is grown from the middle out, not from the top down. Until the Republicans in Congress are willing to get serious about asking the wealthiest to pay slightly higher tax rates, we wont be able to achieve a significant, balanced approach to reduce our deficit our nation needs.
In other words, bogus tax "reform" that actually cuts tax rates for the wealthy isn't going to fly.
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White House shoots down House Republican proposal on fiscal cliff (Original Post)
ProSense
Dec 2012
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sheshe2
(83,770 posts)1. They should probably clear their Etch a Sketch.
Or replace it as it appears to be broken! They haven't come up with anything new in a decade!
Same old, same old CRAP!
MiniMe
(21,716 posts)2. Mitt Romney lost, stop pushing his plans!
ProSense
(116,464 posts)3. They're delusional. n/t