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[rjsclassics]

Kyl is an ignorant fool. NO NEW TAXES!!

[GoCards]

huh? geez.

[StraightDave]

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.

[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.

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.

[calcowgirl]

"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.

[webstersII]

What is a Tax?

Well, that all depends on what the meaning of ‘is’ is.

[kabar]

This is the equivalent of giving a junkie more money to buy dope.

[izzatzo]

Kyl long ago had the Beltway lobotomy.

[Cheetahcat]

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.

[Tzimisce]

They buckled faster than I thought they would.

I figured they’d at least hold out until after tomorrow’s meeting....

[TomGuy]

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.

[Tzimisce]

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.

[TennTuxedo]

Any agreement in the part of Republicans to increase taxes is a deal breaker for me when it comes time to pull the lever in 2012. The GOP had better be prepared for a massive group of voters jumping ship.

[org.whodat]

And I am open to voting a bunch of rinos out of office.

[normy]

“Sales of federally owned property” Sounds good, start with GM and half of Utah. I think this is a good move on our part. 150 billion without raising taxes, match it with a couple hundred billion in spending cuts.

[Kellis91789]

Throw out the corporate income tax and all deductions and credits from the individual income tax, and set the individual income tax rate at 10%. Alternatively, you could eliminate ALL income taxes and set a 10% Sales Tax instead.

You’d get an extra $200B the first year and more in successive years as the economy took off like a rocket. You’d also cut $400B from spending via drops in unemployment benefits, foodstamps and Medicaid eligibility.

Articles like this drive me nuts. The Titanic is sinking and these people are rearranging the deck chairs.

[DTogo]

...or sales of federal-owned property.

Yeah, sell ANWR to China then buy the oil they drill there from them.