[cripplecreek]

Increases in Revenue

I prefer a decrease in the rate of treasury depletion.

[SubMareener]

I saw Senator Cornyn and he said Tax Reform was necessary, and that if overall rates were reduced, then current special deductions and credits could also be reduced to produce a revenue neutral result on a static scoring. He added that there wasn’t time to do this in the Debt Ceiling bill, so tax increases were off the table.

[no dems]

John Cornyn has turned out to be such a RINO pr**k. I can’t wait to vote against him.

[miele man]

Are these turkeys still protecting McCain? Why make the reader wait until the fifth paragraph to find out who the second RINO is? The writer could’ve made this plain in the first sentence.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

The Keating Five bank swindler to the rescue!

[Red6]

” raising new government revenue “

I hate euphemisms!

If they believe this, they should come out and say: “I will consider raising taxes.”

This newspeak crap really, really, gets on my nuts!

[kalee]

Matthew 5:37
King James Version
37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

I want elected officials who say what they mean and mean what they say. Enough of this double talk.

[kenavi]

The President who did the most to close tax loopholes was none other than Ronald Reagan, in 1986. It’s a winning GOP strategy to call the Dems’ bluff and end special tax breaks in exchange for lower tax rates.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Cornyn has to know that corporations do not pay taxes, they pass them on to the consumer as a cost of doing business. He is just jumping on the Obama bandwagon and picking on the easy target, like a good little RINO.

[Hoodat]

In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can profit.

What in the hell is wrong with these Republicans? Victory is being handed to them on a gold platter, yet they are willing to throw all that away just so they can taste defeat instead. If the Republicans do nothing, we get $1.6 trillion cut in spending. If the Republicans work out a deal with the Democrats, they would be lucky to get 1% of that, and they ensure that they lose their jobs next election. It's a no-brainer, yet these Republicans aren't even that smart.

[bgill]

Cornyn will be getting a phone call Tuesday morning from this fed up voting citizen.

[God luvs America]

>he would consider eliminating some tax breaks and corporate subsidies in the context of changes in the tax code<

not necessarily a bad thing, depending on the overall change in the code they are looking for....

[frogjerk]

Why don’t we reduce revenue to the government and put it back in the hands of the people?

[Mike Darancette]

Broder is wishing.

[sickoflibs]

RE :"The other senator, John McCain of Arizona, said he would be willing to consider some “revenue raisers” as part of a broad deal, but he refused to name specific measures."

I had to go to the link to get this. Our buddy McCain again has to stand out.

[GeronL]

Cornyn is a huge dissapointment, like KBH and all the other statewide officials who lean moderate

[Redbob]

Sen. Cornyn can start planning his next career...

[Republican Wildcat]

But he insisted that any changes in taxes be “revenue neutral,” meaning that the government would not take in any more money from individuals or businesses than it does now.

Article content = no increase in taxes, revenue neutral
NYT headline = 2 Republicans Open Door to Increases in Revenue

Article content does not match the headline...and it is evident most of these comments were made without reading the article.

[Tzimisce]

Okay we have a solution.

We’re going to take more of your money AND more of your freedom.

You can thank us now. :)

/sarc(?)

[TomasUSMC]

Question. If we balanced the budget next year....what would happen?