Comments on: Obama’s new Tax bill easily clears Senate hurdle, 83 to 15. http://bluemassgroup.com/2010/12/obamas-new-tax-bill-easily-clears-senate-hurdle-83-to-15/ Reality-based commentary on politics and policy in Massachusetts and around the nation Tue, 21 May 2013 02:52:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: johnd http://bluemassgroup.com/2010/12/obamas-new-tax-bill-easily-clears-senate-hurdle-83-to-15/#comment-258821 johnd Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bluemassgroup.com/diary/21711/#comment-258821 By: johnk http://bluemassgroup.com/2010/12/obamas-new-tax-bill-easily-clears-senate-hurdle-83-to-15/#comment-258822 johnk Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bluemassgroup.com/diary/21711/#comment-258822 <p>should every Republican be primaried?  They didn't want to extend unemployment benefits as it would impact the deficit, but they are okay with them now that they could add on additional tax breaks that are not offset that adds more to the deficit?  John, what do you think of the Republicans that signed off and negotiated this deal?  As you have put it in the past, haven't they learned anything for November?</p> should every Republican be primaried?  They didn’t want to extend unemployment benefits as it would impact the deficit, but they are okay with them now that they could add on additional tax breaks that are not offset that adds more to the deficit?  John, what do you think of the Republicans that signed off and negotiated this deal?  As you have put it in the past, haven’t they learned anything for November?

]]> By: johnd http://bluemassgroup.com/2010/12/obamas-new-tax-bill-easily-clears-senate-hurdle-83-to-15/#comment-258823 johnd Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bluemassgroup.com/diary/21711/#comment-258823 <p>I want taxes to go up for "everyone".</p> <p><</p> <p>p>My only hope is that the new Republican majority in the House will have 2 main goals, jobs and reducing government spending (with a commensurate deficit reduction).</p> I want taxes to go up for “everyone”.

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p>My only hope is that the new Republican majority in the House will have 2 main goals, jobs and reducing government spending (with a commensurate deficit reduction).

]]> By: mark-bail http://bluemassgroup.com/2010/12/obamas-new-tax-bill-easily-clears-senate-hurdle-83-to-15/#comment-258824 mark-bail Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bluemassgroup.com/diary/21711/#comment-258824 <p>with fewer jobs--reducing government spending, that is.</p> with fewer jobs–reducing government spending, that is.

]]> By: mizjones http://bluemassgroup.com/2010/12/obamas-new-tax-bill-easily-clears-senate-hurdle-83-to-15/#comment-258825 mizjones Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bluemassgroup.com/diary/21711/#comment-258825 <p>continuation of the job-creation heyday that existed between 2000-2006.</p> continuation of the job-creation heyday that existed between 2000-2006.

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