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Let's play their game----and throw in raising the minimum wage (Original Post) Always Randy Oct 2013 OP
Boehner knows Turbineguy Oct 2013 #1
yeah to 24.00 an hour gopiscrap Oct 2013 #2
A Financial Transaction Tax..get the anti-tax crew where it hurts... tokenlib Oct 2013 #3
This TeamPooka Oct 2013 #7
And remove the salary cap on Social Security taxes Larkspur Oct 2013 #4
Throw in shipping Boehner off to alcohol rehab unit & Cruz to the funny farm. Faryn Balyncd Oct 2013 #5
And tell them that for each day they delay xfundy Oct 2013 #6
Throw in a flat tax krispos42 Oct 2013 #8
and eliminate Bush tax breaks for the rich and corporate tax breaks and Coyotl Oct 2013 #9

Turbineguy

(37,343 posts)
1. Boehner knows
Wed Oct 9, 2013, 05:34 PM
Oct 2013

the Democrats are not willing to destroy the economy. Of course instead to putting the gun to the hostage's head, they could put the gun to Boehner's head. That might work.

tokenlib

(4,186 posts)
3. A Financial Transaction Tax..get the anti-tax crew where it hurts...
Wed Oct 9, 2013, 05:38 PM
Oct 2013

--a clean CR or the 14th Amendment..make your choice...

krispos42

(49,445 posts)
8. Throw in a flat tax
Wed Oct 9, 2013, 11:11 PM
Oct 2013

Not the Grover Norquist wet dream of 15%. Oh, no.


MY flat tax!

The flat rate is 65%, and the standard deduction is 4x the annualized minimum wage (currently, $60,320),

Twice that for married couples.


Talk about incentive to raise the minimum wage...

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
9. and eliminate Bush tax breaks for the rich and corporate tax breaks and
Wed Oct 9, 2013, 11:32 PM
Oct 2013

hire back all the educators, restore school programs, and introduce Bolivarian socialism.

Oh, and we are willing to negotiate about Bolivarian socialism

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