[Opinionated Blowhard]

I’m tired of these games. America wants Obama’s super-charged Welfare State? Fine. Let the “Bush” tax cuts expire — ALL of them, including the middle and lower class tax cuts. Force America to choose — do you want low spending or high spending with the taxes that go with it? Because we are at the point where taxes on the “rich” aren’t going to even come close to paying for our current level of spending. Does America want a big middle class tax hike or does it want to cut spending. That’s what Republicans should put on the table. Quit playing Obama’s game that this is just about a tax hike on the “rich.”

[LibLieSlayer]

I agree... let the **’er burn.

LLS

[Olog-hai]

Not even François Hollande could withstand the ramifications of his 75% tax rate on the rich and is backing off, apparently.

[libs_kma]

"I’m tired of these games. America wants Obama’s super-charged Welfare State? Fine. Let the “Bush” tax cuts expire — ALL of them, including the middle and lower class tax cuts. Force America to choose — do you want low spending or high spending with the taxes that go with it? Because we are at the point where taxes on the “rich” aren’t going to even come close to paying for our current level of spending. Does America want a big middle class tax hike or does it want to cut spending. That’s what Republicans should put on the table. Quit playing Obama’s game that this is just about a tax hike on the “rich.”

I'm thinking more like this too. If we just let it go over the cliff, then it will hurt, but it will hurt the rat bastards too, the one's who still pay taxes anyway. They are do what they do because they never think it will affect them...let it affect them and see how they like it. How would that be for a great big f-u?

[major-pelham]

My thinking is headed toward yours. Obviously I don’t want to pay higher rates or lose whatever GDP growth we have coming to us. On the other hand, it appears to me that there are no tangible consequences to O voters for being O voters. If they have to kick in tax money, then they can actually weight out that vote for gay marriage or the phantom abortion restrictions they seem willing to die for versus an ACTUAL COST TO THEM FOR ONCE ......

I admit I haven’t thought this through that deeply yet but it appears to me that the zero percent tax payers will go absolutely nuts when they are once again 17% tax payers and that conservative governing principles will once again be an option.