The GOP's Deficit Trigger is a Self-Deceiving Budget Gimmick
Republicans want to create the illusion of deficit control.
Republicans want to create the illusion of deficit control.
Only in Washington could you get away with referring to both spending hikes and tax hikes as spending "cuts."
If Government spending wasn't out of control, no one would have wanted to kill Bush tax cuts
Passed in 2001 and 2003, they were extended to 2012 two years ago
Insists on only a partial extension of the Bush era tax cuts
You can hold your breath till your skin turns orange
Who actually has the leverage in negotiations over the fiscal cliff-and the extension of Bush-era income tax cuts in particular?
Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma previously suggested uncoupling the tax cuts for those making under $250,000
Less than one-fourth of the Bush tax cuts benefit "the rich"
Obama will never fall on his sword, because he doesn't even have to bring a weapon to this fight.
A deal to avoid a do-over of the knock-down, drag-out fight over the debt-limit increase.
Says the GOP should stop standing up for "a bunch of millionaires"
Those who fret about the cost of a tax cut are looking at the question from the wrong end of the telescope.
President Barack Obama's obsession with ending Bush-era tax cuts makes no sense as either policy or politics.
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