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Boehner Forces Fiscal Cliff Deal Through House

Jim Oakland Wrote: Jan 02, 2013 12:35 PM
When you increase taxes and say the government needs to keep stimulating the economy, it is like you are punishing people for not spending as much as you think they should spend. I would rather stimulate the economy myself buying stuff I need.
Less than 24 hours after the Senate passed compromise legislation worked out by Mitch McConnell and Joe Biden to restore most of the tax cuts that lapsed on January 1, John Boehner brought it to the House floor, where it passed on the strength of Democrat votes.

The fiscal cliff legislation doesn't address some of the most important issues that are components of the cliff - the government spending sequester cuts, for example, and the debt ceiling - but the tax cuts were by far the largest issue that needed to be dealt with. As a compromise, tax rates will...

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