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Boehner says unwilling to talk about raising U.S. revenues
Reuters ^ | Fri Mar 1, 2013 11:25am EST | Reuters

Posted on 03/01/2013 9:09:58 AM PST by xzins

House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner ruled out tax increases as a way to address the nation's deficit after talks with President Barack Obama on budget cuts set to take effect later on Friday.

"The discussion about revenue, in my view is over. It's about taking on the spending problem," Boehner said

(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alreuters; boehner; boehnerpresser; budget; economy; sequesterday; sequesterpresser; spending; taxes
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To: xzins

Estimated revenues for this year are over $2.9 TRILLION - the highest in the history of our country!

0bama has already spent well over $14 TRILLION and is on target to spend over $31 TRILLION during his 8 years in office...

...and 0bama still wants more?

HE MUST BE STOPPED!

from destroying our country.
61 posted on 03/01/2013 2:18:14 PM PST by Brown Deer (Pray for 0bama. Psalm 109:8)
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To: xzins

Boehner says unwilling to talk about raising U.S. revenues TAXES!


62 posted on 03/01/2013 3:05:32 PM PST by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: kingu
Guess what...we live in a world of anything can happen, And when I check the commentary on FR, I see your post, and there is NO /sarc at the end to denote same. If your comment is intended as sarcasm/humor, mark it as such.
63 posted on 03/01/2013 4:41:17 PM PST by itssme
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To: EQAndyBuzz

See my post #63.


64 posted on 03/01/2013 4:46:19 PM PST by itssme
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

See my post #63. When a person sometimes reads the comments on FR on the fly, and they don’t have time to discern whether a comment is fact or fiction...if your comment was meant as sarcasm/humor, mark it as such.


65 posted on 03/01/2013 4:49:28 PM PST by itssme
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To: ClearCase_guy

If we were to freeze spending at current levels the CBO would score that as a $900 Billion cut. Now I ask you. Is that so hard?


66 posted on 03/01/2013 4:49:33 PM PST by csmusaret (I will give Obama credit for one thing- he is living proof that familiarity breeds contempt.)
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To: xzins

Hey Boner!
How about lowering the RATE OF GROWTH %100
across the board!!!

Thats what I have had to do!!!!


67 posted on 03/01/2013 5:02:46 PM PST by right way right (What's it gonna take? (guillotines?))
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To: onyx
The Idiot even uses their language.
68 posted on 03/01/2013 5:06:07 PM PST by right way right (What's it gonna take? (guillotines?))
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To: itssme

You mean you took, “pay for Nasralla’s cancer treatment” seriously?


69 posted on 03/01/2013 6:35:37 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Got a problem? Nothing a drone strike can't fix.)
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To: xzins

How is John against raising revenue? Is the AP lying again?

Rasing taxes does not raise revenue, in fact evidence suggest it drops revenue.

Lowering taxes allowed efferent economic investment and growth thus actually rasing revenue.

Yet the AP gets away with telling an outright lie. A lie that oddly enough comes directly from the mouth of Obama... I wonder where the AP got their lie....


70 posted on 03/01/2013 9:57:22 PM PST by Monorprise
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To: Monorprise

AP = assholiated press


71 posted on 03/01/2013 9:58:55 PM PST by Sir Francis Dashwood ("Arjuna, why have you have dropped your bow???")
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To: livius

“Good for him! Fer Pete’s sake, folks, I know you all hate him, but when he’s right, he’s right.

I think Boehner has been weak because, like Pope BXVI, he expected his underlings and his opponents to do the right thing and be ethical. BXVI learned that they don’t do this - and is dying with a broken heart. But maybe Boehner has learned something from his experience.”

Lets hope so, standing up to Obama and letting the reduction in spending increasing go thou, was a good Start.

If John Keeps this up by the end of the year he might just make a decent House leader. The only way we can possibly expose democrat lies is by calling their bluff. The media will never report the truth therefore we must show in result that truth is an utter contraction with their words.

Let them be reviled as the hyped up fools.


72 posted on 03/01/2013 10:02:28 PM PST by Monorprise
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To: xzins

Why are we using the word “revenue” and why is Boner using it? It’s taxes, taxes, taxes.


73 posted on 03/02/2013 5:02:48 AM PST by PaleoBob
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To: right way right

Boehner has become a sad joke, so the last thing he should do is use their words.


74 posted on 03/02/2013 11:01:38 AM PST by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: EQAndyBuzz
Guess what, NasrallaH is not a household name. If anyone reading posts has to take the time to google what you've written to determine what you're talking about, you can apply the FR rule of marking your posts /sarc or humor, and save us the time. And when someone asks a question about a post, simply answer it. Don't take offense because we don't know what you're talking about, or if it IS factual, or sarcasm or humor.
75 posted on 03/02/2013 11:34:02 AM PST by itssme
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To: itssme

I didn’t take offense at all. It was meant to be humorous and it was my assumption, perhaps incorrectly that people, especially on FR would know who Nasrallah is.

If you didn’t know who Nasrallah is, now you do. So in fact you learned about someone who plays a big role in Mideast politics. You are welcome.


76 posted on 03/02/2013 1:59:23 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Got a problem? Nothing a drone strike can't fix.)
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To: xzins

How can spending possibly be a problem. The Fed will just print more money./sarc


77 posted on 03/02/2013 3:02:55 PM PST by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: cotton1706

You beat me to it. It is not REVENUE, it is TAXES.
Revenue is earned
Taxes are Gov’t fees on your Revenue.


78 posted on 03/02/2013 4:02:18 PM PST by ssschev (Pick up the can, throw out the trash.)
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To: cotton1706
Exactly. Revenue is raised/created by people and companies engaging in economic activity, production or a service that others purchase.

The Government produces nothing but misery.

79 posted on 03/02/2013 6:46:51 PM PST by frogjerk (Obama: Government by Freakout)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

If a question is asked of you, simply answer it without your need to lecture others. It’s as easy as that, and you are welcome.


80 posted on 03/03/2013 12:14:43 AM PST by itssme
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