Johanns Sees ‘Change in Mood’ for Tax Increase

Politics and Government Blog of the NY Times ^ | 11-30-11 | JENNIFER STEINHAUER

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Another Republican senator has opened the door to tax increases on high earners as a way to pay for a payroll tax cut, showing more movement in the party ranks after resistance all year to tax increases.

“I sense a change in mood,” Senator Mike Johanns, Republican of Nebraska, said Wednesday. “It’s a little more bipartisan. My position has always been, ‘Let’s not raise taxes,’ but on the other hand, I don’t want our country to collapses under a mountain of debt. If that means compromise, I am going to do everything to get that done.”

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“It’s a little more bipartisan.

Translation: Republican cave. WHERE ARE THE "BIPARTISAN" SPENDING CUTS?

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I don’t want our country to collapses under a mountain of debt.

Clueless moron.

TAX INCREASES NEVER, EVER, EVER GET USED TO PAY DOWN THE DEBT. NEVER. THEY ALWAYS GET USED FOR NEW SPENDING.