“We face a fiscal cliff,” said Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., on CNN. “They (Republicans) face a very important question on this fiscal cliff. Are they going to drive off the fiscal cliff with the message that nobody in the country gets tax relief unless very high income earners get a bonus tax break? That’s the message they want to send to the American people. I just think it’s unsustainable.”
Van Hollen is among those who favor tax increases as a way to reduce the national deficit.
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Ok I just got this email. Why is Andy Harris' name listed with these Democrats?
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sustainable...the new BUZZ word.
Come on Kate. MD sucks.
And as long as there are no cuts i agree with no taxes. Why should we pay more so government can spend more on the 47%. Sorry can't go along with that. It is the givemcrats that don't want to work together.
Tax cuts for the rich cost .678T over the next decade. Tax cuts for the middle class cost 2.78T over the next decade. Unless both get raised, along with a massive reduction in federal spending, we're screwed.
In other words, we're screwed.
The Pubs and Crats remind me of 2 mountain goats ramming their heads together.We are the casualties of this inability to compromise.
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