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Obama: I Met Republicans Halfway On Taxes, More Than Halfway On Spending
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Posted on 12/22/2012 11:41:14 AM PST by Sub-Driver

Obama: I Met Republicans Halfway On Taxes, More Than Halfway On Spending

THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Over the last few weeks I've been working with leaders of both parties on a proposal to get our deficit under control, avoid tax cuts -- or avoid tax hikes on the middle class, and to make sure that we can spur jobs and economic growth -- a balanced proposal that cuts spending but also asks the wealthiest Americans to pay more; a proposal that will strengthen the middle class over the long haul and grow our economy over the long haul.

During the course of these negotiations, I offered to compromise with Republicans in Congress. I met them halfway on taxes, and I met them more than halfway on spending. And in terms of actual dollar amounts, we're not that far apart.

As of today, I am still ready and willing to get a comprehensive package done. I still believe that reducing our deficit is the right thing to do for the long-term health of our economy and the confidence of our businesses. I remain committed to working towards that goal, whether it happens all at once or whether it happens in several different steps.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: anticapitalist; barrylyhuman; bushtaxcuts; fiscalcliff; johnboehner; lunatic; lyingliar; misshimyet; obamacare; obamalies; obamaquotes; obamunism; socialist; youlie; zerocare
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To: Sub-Driver

The tax increases will increase the taxes some individuals have to pay, but it will not increase tax revenues to the treasury and it will not improve the economy.


61 posted on 12/22/2012 1:36:41 PM PST by Son House (Romney Plan: Cap Spending At 20 Percent Of GDP.)
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To: Sub-Driver

For the record, if by some miracle, the Congress and President passed a budget that cut ALL deficit spending plus another $500 billion per year and did so for every year henceforth, it would still take almost 50 years to retire our debt.

With Obama and the Dems telling lies this fantastical, and the Republicans refusing to deal in any kind of honest way with spending, we will have to decorate the trees in Washington, D.C. with them all before our fiscal house will be put into order.


62 posted on 12/22/2012 1:38:32 PM PST by EricT. (The GOP's sole purpose is to serve as an ineffective alternative to the Democrat Party.)
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To: Sub-Driver

And where pray tell was this clown’s spending cuts?


63 posted on 12/22/2012 1:44:00 PM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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To: Vaquero
             Approve 	Disapprove  Spread
Obama 	     53.8% 	41.7% 	    +12.1%
Congress     18.0% 	75.4% 	    -57.4%

Apparently someone's believing the lies...

64 posted on 12/22/2012 1:48:14 PM PST by paul544
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To: Sub-Driver

If he opens his mouth, he lies!


65 posted on 12/22/2012 1:51:43 PM PST by luvie (All my heroes wear camos!)
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To: rovenstinez

What a fraudulent President.


66 posted on 12/22/2012 2:11:52 PM PST by The_Media_never_lie (Actually, they lie when it suits them! The crooked MS media must be defeated any way it can be done!)
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To: Sub-Driver

I have yet to read a single proposal from the Obama Administration to cut anything... except let sequestration kick in.

Entitlement spending (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Welfare and Food Stamps) make up 50% of the Federal Budget. Where are the cuts in entitlements?


67 posted on 12/22/2012 2:32:45 PM PST by Bryan24 (When in doubt, move to the right..........)
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To: Sub-Driver

Does anyone believe the crap that comes out of his mouth any more?


68 posted on 12/22/2012 2:33:00 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: Sub-Driver

He gives lyin black ba&tards a good name!


69 posted on 12/22/2012 2:44:45 PM PST by wesagain (The God (Elohim) of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is the One True GOD.)
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To: Sub-Driver

It is a sad state of affairs when the only two words reasonable people can use to describe the President of the United States are “pathological liar”.


70 posted on 12/22/2012 2:48:21 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("Don't be afraid to see what you see." -- Ronald Reagan)
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To: GeronL

Only his worshipers believe him.


71 posted on 12/22/2012 2:48:26 PM PST by sport
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To: rovenstinez
I hate it when government leaders lie to the electorate.

And NO ONE in the MSM will tell them.

72 posted on 12/22/2012 2:49:21 PM PST by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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To: Don Corleone
...or Nicolae Ceauşescu of Romania, or King Louis XVI of France, and I can not remember his name at the moment but there was a Egyptian Pharaoh that attempted to radically change Egyptian life that ended up being overthrown. Each of these leaders had 100% power over their citizens, until the moment they didn't.
73 posted on 12/22/2012 2:50:12 PM PST by CIB-173RDABN (California does not have a money problem, it has a spending problem.)
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To: Sub-Driver
but also asks the wealthiest Americans to pay more

No, you didn't ask them. You threatened to have the IRS force them, ultimately at gunpoint and with the threat of jail.

74 posted on 12/22/2012 3:17:17 PM PST by JoeFromSidney ( New book: RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY. Buy from Amazon.)
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To: paul544
Approve Disapprove Spread
Obama 53.8% 41.7% +12.1%
Congress 18.0% 75.4% -57.4%
Apparently someone's believing the lies...


We truly are in "end-times"
75 posted on 12/22/2012 3:20:12 PM PST by Cheerio (Barry Hussein Soetoro-0bama=The Complete Destruction of American Capitalism)
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the main killer of young barack males is AIDS not firearms



US baracks with AIDS outnumber US whites with AIDS by 9:1
yet baracks make up only a tiny 12% of the US population










76 posted on 12/22/2012 3:43:23 PM PST by devolve ( ---- ---- ---- -CHEESEBURGER_CHEESEBURGER_CHEESEBURGER- ---- ---- ---- ---- John Belushi ---- ----)
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To: Sub-Driver

Either nObama is wearing hemp pants, or he has rolled up one major league doobie! Cause somethin’ is on fire and this boy is blowing extra smoke out there!


77 posted on 12/22/2012 3:46:25 PM PST by ssaftler (This tagline on vacation until 1/2/13.)
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To: Sub-Driver
Chicago style "meeting half-way";

Hey you honkie turkey, I crossed the street to mug you!

78 posted on 12/22/2012 3:50:30 PM PST by SES1066 (Government is NOT the reason for my existence but it is the road to our ruin!)
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To: Sub-Driver

Buckwheat is well-versed in the language of detritus, effluent, pollution, outhouse crap and sewage.


79 posted on 12/22/2012 3:53:57 PM PST by sergeantdave (The FBI has declared war on the Marine Corps)
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To: Sub-Driver

bull sh*t, bull sh*t, bull sh*t...he is a lying POS...never hated anyone before in my life...but now!!!!!!!!!!!


80 posted on 12/22/2012 4:10:34 PM PST by ldish (Give me Freedom and Liberty or let's kick some a**!)
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