Obama Pushes Boehner to Pass Tax Cut Extension
Thursday, December 22, 2011
President Barack Obama speaks on the economy and an extension of the payroll tax cut at Osawatomie High School December 6, 2011 in Osawatomie, Kansas.
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Stepping up the pressure to reach a deal, President Barack Obama has promised House Speaker John Boehner he is committed to immediately starting work on a full-year extension of payroll tax cuts if the House first passes a short-term compromise.
Boehner called Obama Thursday morning, their second conversation in as many days. The White House said Obama reiterated to the speaker that the only viable option for preventing the tax cuts from expiring at the end of the year is for the House to pass a two-month extension. That measure was already approved overwhelmingly last week by the Senate, which then swiftly left Washington for the holidays.
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Well, what a fine kettle of smelly fish the GOP cooked up this time. Plain speaking? The president is black and we have to get rid of him because he made us look so bad in the last election. Guess what? You don't need any help looking bad. Your doing a great job for all of us to see right now. Don't stop now the late night comedians are counting on you tripping over your tongues. Leno, Stewart and Fallon need the work.
Give 'em hell, Mr. President. You seem to be the only grown-up we have in Washington.
what we have is not in any means a tax cut, instead it is a RAID ON THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND. in a year what politition is going to stand up, and say, now you are going to go back, to paying the full amount. hope you enjoyed you temporary wealth? thats all i have to say.
thank you
Mr. President: Let the Repubican Congress reject the two month tax cut and cook in their own juices.Don't push those spoiled brats. Don't leave Washington too early.
Careful there, Mr. President...A thousand dollars out of an average $50K salary is about 2 percent. Ending Bush tax cuts for the top earners is 3.6 percent - or $36,000 out of a million bucks. Take the time to explain the impact on those different earners and their propensity to spend or get clobbered on the numbers alone when it comes time to have the fight over those tax cuts in a year.
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