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Sen. Kyl: GOP Open To $150-$200 Billion In Revenue Increases As Part Of Debt Deal
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| 2011-07-06
Posted on 07/06/2011 6:25:22 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
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To: rabscuttle385
Kyl is an ignorant fool. NO NEW TAXES!!
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posted on
07/06/2011 6:27:53 PM PDT
by
rjsclassics
(bringing people together)
To: rabscuttle385
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posted on
07/06/2011 6:28:05 PM PDT
by
GoCards
(RUN SARAH RUN)
To: rjsclassics
Raising user fees is not a “tax increase” and, to the extent that the current user fee is below what a reasonable approximation of fair market value would be, it should be increased.
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posted on
07/06/2011 6:30:04 PM PDT
by
Oceander
(The phrase "good enough for government work" is not meant as a compliment)
To: rabscuttle385
Any sale of assets should go directly and totally to reducing debt... NOT to enable more spending.
Increased “user fees” such as admission fees to state parks are not any different than a tax increase (like a sales tax).
All BS and very disappointing.
To: All
This is fine. Have those revenue increases over 10 yrs, with them triggering no sooner than year 7.
The SPENDING CUTS, however, MUST BE FRONT LOADED. No less than $400 Billion FY 2012 in deficit reduction from spending cuts.
This is the key to the whole matter. FRONT LOAD THE CUTS! Minimum $400 BILLION in deficit cuts for FY2012, all from spending cuts. The revenue increase over 10 yrs triggers no sooner than 2018.
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posted on
07/06/2011 6:30:59 PM PDT
by
Owen
To: rabscuttle385
"I have characterized those as things like fee increases, revenue from sales and the like, but we are not talking taxes," Kyl said Yes, because everyone knows a "fee" is not a "tax."
Idiot.
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posted on
07/06/2011 6:34:37 PM PDT
by
calcowgirl
("Sapere Aude!" --Immanuel Kant)
To: rabscuttle385
What is a Tax?
Well, that all depends on what the meaning of ‘is’ is.
To: rabscuttle385
This is the equivalent of giving a junkie more money to buy dope.
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posted on
07/06/2011 6:35:46 PM PDT
by
kabar
To: rjsclassics
The title is slightly misleading.
According to the article,
"Kyl's comments are part of a strategy by Republicans to appear open to reducing budget deficits through means other than just by slashing federal programs, without bending to Democratic demands to raise taxes....
Before we all jump on the GOP let's hear the proposal. Selling off federal land and putting it on the tax rolls and into productive use could be a good thing. If, OTOH, this is a typical GOP cave-in, then they've just put Hussein back in the WH for four more years.
To: rabscuttle385
Kyl long ago had the Beltway lobotomy.
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posted on
07/06/2011 6:39:44 PM PDT
by
izzatzo
(Palin2012, she's one of us.)
To: rabscuttle385
Kyl come election time you are DONE, FINISHED,Pack your chit in a bag and get out of our office,Friggin insubordinate EMPLOYEE Nothing more.
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posted on
07/06/2011 6:40:33 PM PDT
by
Cheetahcat
( November 4 2008 ,A date that will live in Infamy.)
To: rabscuttle385
They buckled faster than I thought they would.
I figured they’d at least hold out until after tomorrow’s meeting....
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posted on
07/06/2011 6:41:54 PM PDT
by
Tzimisce
(Never forget that the American Revolution began when the British tried to disarm the colonists.)
To: rabscuttle385
This better be a trial balloon to see how the constituents react.
Otherwise, the Tea Party will need to do another major flushing in 2012 to get rid of more of the bass-turds.
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posted on
07/06/2011 6:42:00 PM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: rabscuttle385
All you guys who were happy the Republicans didn't spend all that political capital in the budget fight so they would have it for now - TOLD YOU SO.
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posted on
07/06/2011 6:43:28 PM PDT
by
Tzimisce
(Never forget that the American Revolution began when the British tried to disarm the colonists.)
To: izzatzo
We are being taken to the cleaners...Larry Kudlow got it right...the cuts have to be in this years budget...They will make all the cuts in the 9th and 10 th years...the next congress changes it so we get nothing..We need a trillion cut from this years budget..raise the debt celling for a year and do it over and over..
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posted on
07/06/2011 6:44:37 PM PDT
by
Hojczyk
To: YankeeReb
>> Before we all jump on the GOP let’s hear the proposal.
Oh, please. Give me a break.
Watch the ‘pubbies much, do ya? We *know* what their “proposals” involve: bending over, grabbing their ankles, and sticking their naked heinies ‘way up in the air where they’ll be readily accessible from “across the aisle”.
spit
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posted on
07/06/2011 6:46:54 PM PDT
by
Nervous Tick
(Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
To: calcowgirl
I think there is a difference between fee and tax. The former only applied to those who receive the service, and the other applied to all. Or I understand it wrong?
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posted on
07/06/2011 6:47:14 PM PDT
by
paudio
(The differences between Clinton and 0bama? About a dozen of former Democratic Congressmen.)
To: Hojczyk
Even the Ryan budget is a scam..they cut the rate of growth and not this years budget..Ryan is hoping growth in revenues will balance the budget... he is doing this ten year crap..We are getting scammed...
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posted on
07/06/2011 6:48:30 PM PDT
by
Hojczyk
To: Owen
"This is fine. Have those revenue increases over 10 yrs, with them triggering no sooner than year 7.The SPENDING CUTS, however, MUST BE FRONT LOADED. No less than $400 Billion FY 2012 in deficit reduction from spending cuts."
-Yeah, that's really going to happen...
The more likely result: Stupid Party gets suckered into increasing "revenues" in early years, and supposed Trillion dollar cuts get backloaded to later years... and wind up never going into effect with subsequent congresses. American people get the shaft, once again.
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posted on
07/06/2011 6:51:16 PM PDT
by
Qbert
("The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry" - William F. Buckley, Jr.)
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