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Fiscal Cliff Notes: Part II

traitorbill Wrote: Dec 05, 2012 10:20 AM
I go crazy when I hear a pro say "We (the government) cant afford a tax cut," as if the money belongs to the government rather than to the people who earn it. It's the people who cannot afford their government.

Editor's Note: This column is part II in a series. Part I can be found here.

One of the big advantages that President Obama has, as he plays "chicken" with the Congressional Republicans along the "fiscal cliff," is that Obama is a master of the plausible lie, which will never be exposed by the mainstream media-- nor, apparently, by the Republicans.

A key lie that has been repeated over and over, largely unanswered, is that President Bush's "tax cuts for the rich" cost the government so much lost tax revenue that this added to the budget deficit-- so...

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