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How Democrats Can Get What They Want: Agree With Republicans

Dan_NV Wrote: Dec 03, 2012 10:08 PM

When did partisan politics become the business of the government and the people's business become chump change? It has all become just a game to politicians and the media. It is about this maneuver and that counter play. In the meantime, the American people are playing for real in the struggle to just make ends meet and take care of their families. Something tells me that at some point, (hopefully soon), "We The People" are going to step in and end these reckless, juvenile, ideological spats.

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How Democrats Can Get What They Want: Agree With Republicans

Democrats have said that that their priorities when it comes to a fiscal cliff deal are to raise more tax revenue and make the tax code more progressive.

Which is why it's odd to see them drawing a line in the sand on raising tax rates.

Raising marginal income tax rates is one of the most economically harmful ways to raise taxes. (The only provisions of the tax code that are more damaging are the corporate income tax and taxes on savings and investments.) Perhaps the only explanation is that Democrats don't actually care about...

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