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Boehner: New taxes OK under right conditions (Headline is a Lie)
MarketWatch ^ | 11/7/12 | Robert Schroeder

Posted on 11/07/2012 1:04:44 PM PST by illiac

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- New revenues "under the right conditions" are acceptable to Republicans as part of a deal to reduce the deficit, House Speaker John Boehner said Wednesday. But Boehner, speaking a day after his party retained its House majority in elections, said revenue should come through growth and reform, not higher tax rates. Bush-era tax cuts are set to expire and automatic spending cuts will kick in next year if Congress doesn't act in the lame-duck session

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: congress; elections; taxes
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To: crosshairs
Why do people call him boner?

I mean, I seriously doubt he has the gonads to achieve...that.

81 posted on 11/07/2012 1:28:50 PM PST by Wyrd bið ful aræd (Gone Galt, 10/07/12)
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To: scbison
Did you read the article? He isn’t propsing tax rate increases only new revenue through growth wich means lower tax rates and less loopholes.

Not only have they not read the article, they apparently WON'T read the article. Moreover, there is now at least one similar thread in which "the article won't get read" as well.

I dislike Boehner, but I dislike being played by the MSM just as much or more. Identify your targets every time, FReepers.

Mr. niteowl77

82 posted on 11/07/2012 1:28:56 PM PST by niteowl77 (Getting stuck with other peoples' just desserts good and hard for over 50 years.)
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To: Tenacious 1

That’s what needs to happen. Obama, and the American electorate who put him there, need to live with their choices. Let Obama’s decisions play out, even if it means letting the US go over the fiscal cliff.


83 posted on 11/07/2012 1:29:38 PM PST by job
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To: GeronL

Yep. Did he even lift a finger to help out in his home state Ohio?


84 posted on 11/07/2012 1:30:52 PM PST by Fledermaus (2012: The year the Constitution died.)
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To: illiac
New "Revenues" are NOT new taxes....

This is what Romney / Ryan proposed.

Did you really make up this title on purpose to get attention.

This is the kind of crap which starts fevers and incites lunatics.

85 posted on 11/07/2012 1:32:42 PM PST by mike_9958
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To: illiac

Boehner does not want to lift a finger or break a sweat.

He surrendered at the first sign of combat. Gutless.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/boehner-opens-door-to-new-revenue-to-halt-debt/2012/11/07/2912c5ce-2919-11e2-b4e0-346287b7e56c_story.html


86 posted on 11/07/2012 1:33:08 PM PST by shalom aleichem
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To: mike_9958

“close loopholes” = “tax that which was not taxed before”.

“tax that which was not taxed before” = “new taxes”.

THINK!


87 posted on 11/07/2012 1:33:36 PM PST by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: Texas Eagle

Mia Love lost? In UTAH? Weird.


88 posted on 11/07/2012 1:33:48 PM PST by Fledermaus (2012: The year the Constitution died.)
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To: AU72

PAUL RYAN FOR SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE!


89 posted on 11/07/2012 1:33:56 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Ambassador Stevens Is Dead And The Chevy Volt Is Alive)
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To: scbison

It does not matter what he says. What matters is what he does. There is not going to be any REAL growth. It is not possible under these conditions.


90 posted on 11/07/2012 1:34:27 PM PST by Revel
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To: Fedupwithit
Wow, Boehner pissed in his pants pretty quick..

He didn't piss his pants. He had already taken them off and was grabbing his toes.

91 posted on 11/07/2012 1:34:36 PM PST by showme_the_Glory (ILLEGAL: prohibited by law. ALIEN: Owing political allegiance to another country or government)
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To: mike_9958

If you follow the link...it is not a made up title.

As I mentioned before, the MSM is at it again...

Next time reserve your judgment until you read the source....


92 posted on 11/07/2012 1:36:03 PM PST by illiac (If we don't change directions soon, we'll get where we're going)
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To: no-to-illegals

1932


93 posted on 11/07/2012 1:37:17 PM PST by gotribe (He's a mack-daddy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV415yit7Zg)
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To: niteowl77

“Identify your targets every time, FReepers.”

Indeed. Focus on defeating the American Soviet Party and the American Soviet Media. Smash the reds.


94 posted on 11/07/2012 1:37:20 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: mike_9958
There is only one problem with New Revenues. Where do we find those, New Revenues, with a no jobs plan like we have from the democRATS? Am as willy nilly as the next person so I'll consider myself a lunatic, if this post does not ring true.
95 posted on 11/07/2012 1:37:27 PM PST by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen.)
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To: Windcatcher
Stop all spending on non-essentials and build your war chest. It will help you when you most need it and it denies it from the moochers.

We did this starting in 2007. We built a $30K savings nest egg and had only the mortgage for debt. After losing two jobs to downsizing and a 50% paycut for 8 months in the middle, I am now back to fully employed 33% off my income levels from 2009. Our War Chest is gone and our debt is heavy.

We have significantly reduced our lifestyle and are paycheck to paycheck on Rommin Noodles trying to slowly (very very slowly) claw our way back out of debt. We have two vehicles paid for that have a combined 345,000 miles on them. We don't eat out and go on no vacations. No movies, no concerts, no fairs, no amusement parks, no museums, etc. Fishing, reading, working, and recreation league sports for the kids is about it. We tythe time at church these days while we work to re-build our lives. Dave Ramsey is my friend these days.

Dude, Me and my family is screwed. We have our faith, great kids and our health. That is what is most important to us now. I have given up on any sort of retirement or wealth to share. And I'm at peace with it. My focus is on the kids now.

For the record, I am not complaining, placing blame, looking for handouts, etc. But I am fine with the country collapsing now. I have nothing to lose as long as my family is healthy and safe.

96 posted on 11/07/2012 1:38:25 PM PST by Tenacious 1 (The Click-&-Paste Media exists & works in Utopia, riding unicorns & sniffing pixy dust.)
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To: zt1053
Read the whole article. It’s not what he said.

Sorry. "New Revenues" not "New Taxes". My mistake. Here's a hint "New Revenues" is nothing more than political euphemism speak for NEW TAXES. Don't take my word for it, we'll all find out soon enough.

I lost any respect for Boehner a long time ago, and I suspect he is a large part of why no one respects congress, and especially the GOP.

97 posted on 11/07/2012 1:38:42 PM PST by The Sons of Liberty (Never Underestimate the Power of Evil or Evil Doers)
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To: what's up

“Closing loopholes” is raising taxes

They always say they will subsitute lower rates for lost deductions, however the entire point of their maneuver is to raise taxes to raise revenue


98 posted on 11/07/2012 1:38:54 PM PST by silverleaf (Age Takes a Toll: Please Have Exact Change)
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To: illiac

The Republicans should let sequestration go forward, and insist any tax increases be across the board, not just on the wealthy. It is time for everybody to pay their fair share.


99 posted on 11/07/2012 1:39:03 PM PST by magellan
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To: illiac
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100 posted on 11/07/2012 1:41:45 PM PST by baddog 219
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