UPDATE 1-U.S. Republicans back payroll tax cut extension (FOLD)

[underpants]

Source: Reuters

* McConnell: Majority of Republicans want to renew tax cut

* Republicans to offer alternate way to pay for tax cut

* Payroll tax deal could help jobless benefit extension

WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday threw their support behind a payroll tax cut extension, trying to blunt charges ahead of 2012 elections of favoring wealthy Americans over middle-class workers.



Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/29/usa-taxes-idUSN1E7AS26020111129

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[neverforget]

2. Are they going to take hostages or are they going to do this out of the goodness

of their hearts?

[HuskiesHowls]

3. They have hearts?? n/t

[neverforget]

4. good point

[Seedersandleechers]

5. How does the payroll tax cut extention

help the jobless benefit extension? :shrug:

[No Elephants]

6. it will be another weapon used against Social Security and does not help the jobless at all.

[Fumesucker]

7. Please don't throw me in that briar patch Br'er Fox..

At one time I would have said that the Democrats got suckered again but now I think both sides know exactly what they are doing.