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Congress Sends Tax-Cut Extension Bill to Obama, Ending Logjam--Obama gets to sign bill he put together with Republicans

Seeded on Fri Dec 17, 2010 12:21 AM EST
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As the House debated the tax plan, some Democrats said it would do too much for the wealthy, and warned that the payroll tax cut could undermine the stability of Social Security. Some Republican critics said the package was too costly. Deficit spending was the hallmark of this Christmas package.

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truthlover

But they passed it anyway. Obama and the wealty-1; the people-0.

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Reply#1 - Fri Dec 17, 2010 12:23 AM EST
Acapulco Kevin

Yeah, I'll delete my seed.

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#1.1 - Fri Dec 17, 2010 1:16 AM EST
truthlover

Thank you! You're an honorable viner--I think I only beat you by a minute or so.

I would be curious on your take on all of this (as well as anyone else's).

I am very happy for the extension of unemployment insurance benefits--which the Republicans had refused to do without getting hundreds of billions of dollars for the extremely wealthy.

One of my questions is: do you think this only confirms that we are in an oligarchy?

  • 2 votes
#1.2 - Fri Dec 17, 2010 5:00 AM EST
Oiled Pelican

yes we are an oligarchy and have been one for sometime even before Obama who shows himself to be a tool of the oligarchy.

  • 2 votes
#1.3 - Fri Dec 17, 2010 5:37 AM EST
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IndependentVoter

Liberals / Leftists were told Obama was an empty suit before the election.

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Reply#2 - Fri Dec 17, 2010 6:29 PM EST
greenpagan

Obama must not run again. He dropped the ball. He mucked up. If he had any balls he'd resign and let crazy man Biden run the show.

Obama would rather be boogeying in the Islands at the Big Luau anyway...He's a lazy weakling who betrayed the working-class.

BTW -- When was the last time he visited the 'hood...?

  • 3 votes
Reply#3 - Fri Dec 17, 2010 8:31 PM EST
truthlover

I have to agree. He's become a huge impediment to the change for which he campaigned.

  • 1 vote
#3.1 - Sat Dec 18, 2010 5:27 PM EST
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