Top U.S. Republicans urge no tax hikes in debt deal

[Playinghardball]

Source: Raw Story
By Agence France-Presse

Top US Congress Republicans, looking to a battle over the country's debt in the coming months, called Wednesday for cuts to social safety net programs and rejected appeals for tax hikes on the rich.

"The worst thing Washington can do for our economy is raise taxes on the people we need to start hiring again," Republican House Speaker John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor said in a USA Today opinion piece.

The lawmakers noted that a newly created US Congress "super committee" faced a late-November deadline for recommending $1.5 trillion in deficit cuts over ten years and urged cuts to government-backed health and retirement programs.

The committee "will be in a position to make tough choices to rein in the mandatory and entitlement spending that is driving our long-term debt," said Boehner and Cantor.

More at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/08/17/top-u-s-republicans-urge-no-tax-hikes-in-debt-deal/

[liberal N proud]

1. As the baby goes down the drain they will not allow the plug to be put back in.

[Eddie Haskell]

2. Unacceptable!

Is there a "smiley" for "kiss my ass".

[Eddie Haskell]

4. All I can say is

(_x_)

[Andy823]

3. All I can say is

Boehner and Cantor are simply full of crap! They obviously aren't having any town hall meetings while they are on vacation, or they live in a district that is full of nothing but "millionaires" who they plan on protecting!

From what I have seen, the "real" people of this country are tired of the BS from congress, they want action, and if these idiots fight everything that is being done to get results, they do so at their won peril! If they continue to cater to the crazy tea party demands, and not listen to what the "real" people want, they are dumber than I thought. The tea party is dragging them down, but sadly they are taking the country with them, and that's not acceptable at all.

My hope is that one republican on the committee will have the guts to do what is right and then we will see which side the republicans will be on, the people, or the tea party!

[county worker]

5. Entitlements like oil subsidies?

[mmonk]

6. Duh.

Looks like the only one who thought otherwise was Obama. Or did he?