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Republicans Will Cave In Debt Ceiling Standoff

May 10, 2011
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Boehner demands trillions in cuts to raise debt ceiling

The debt ceiling standoff is political theater to provide cover for cutting assistance to the bottom 90%. WaPo article: Boehner demands ‘trillions’ in spending cuts in exchange for lifting debt ceiling The owners of the Republican Party would never allow their Congress to cause a US default: they have way more to lose than the…

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UNSPEAKABLE: 81% of Americans Would Tax Rich to Cut Deficit

March 19, 2011
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PolicyGrinder.com Graph: 81% say Tax the Rich

When a Feb. 24 NBC/WSJ poll asked Americans to pick the top ways that they would tackle the U.S. deficit, 81% chose to add a surtax on income over $1 million. I repeat: 81% of Republicans, Democrats, tea partiers and independents said, “Tax the Rich.” Folks, you couldn’t get 81% of Americans to agree that…

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