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House passes temporary extension of Bush-era tax cuts 277-148
The Hill ^ | December 16, 2010 | Russell Berman and Mike Lillis

Posted on 12/16/2010 9:30:45 PM PST by Second Amendment First

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To: johnthebaptistmoore

Just go back to the 26 weeks that are in the unemployment law and never give any extentions!


41 posted on 12/17/2010 4:34:50 AM PST by dalereed
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To: Second Amendment First

The estate tax break, which will cost $68 billion in lost tax revenue, has little economic impact because it mostly affects the already affluent, who are less likely to spend their tax savings.


42 posted on 12/17/2010 4:35:41 AM PST by erlayman
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To: Carry_Okie

Why doesn’t someone challenge the Estate Tax as Unconstitutional?


43 posted on 12/17/2010 4:50:09 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (Planning on using 911? Google "Brittany Zimmerman")
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To: Carley

Well said.


44 posted on 12/17/2010 5:01:45 AM PST by ratsreek
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To: goodnesswins

Yep, just one more misktake on the part of the Pubbies....Can we find a group that is any more stupid than those in Congress?


45 posted on 12/17/2010 5:54:42 AM PST by voicereason (I Don't Need SEX...I Get Screwed By Democrats Everyday!!!)
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To: dalereed
“Republicans are a bunch of sell out socialist bastards!!!!”

And the art of politics will never be understood or mastered by Kamikaze Conservatives. They will be forever on the loosing side of their ‘issues’ because they would rather be right than affective.

46 posted on 12/17/2010 5:58:24 AM PST by Buffalo Head (Illigitimi non carborundum)
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To: voicereason
"Can we find a group that is any more stupid than those in Congress?"

Yes, Kamikaze Conservatives.

47 posted on 12/17/2010 6:00:26 AM PST by Buffalo Head (Illigitimi non carborundum)
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To: DustyMoment

Eggsactly!
The ‘Progressives’ lost the argument! Apparently, what’s been going on the past ten years, that which they claim got us in this mess, is good enough to continue!

ROTFLMAO!


48 posted on 12/17/2010 6:01:49 AM PST by griswold3 (Employment is off-shored, away from govt. regulations, price pressure groups, and liabilities.)
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To: 21twelve

It’s difficult sometimes to understand the mindset of some folks here on FR. Despite the demrats hanging a bunch of earmarks and such on the bill; and their failure to eliminate estate taxes, this bill is a win-win for conservatives.

Demrats passage of this bill demolishes their tedious and oft repeated tenets of (1) Bush tax cuts were only for the rich and (2) tax cuts either caused the recession or tax increases will spur the economy.

Also, apparantly these naysayers don’t quite get the fact that the Tea Party candidates have not yet been seated.

I suspect these people are arrogant libertarians and/or trolls.


49 posted on 12/17/2010 6:14:13 AM PST by dools0007world
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To: Second Amendment First
.....slashes the employee payroll tax by 2 percent for one year

Slashes? Not quite my definition of slashing.
50 posted on 12/17/2010 6:21:01 AM PST by Shannon
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To: ScoopAmma

aside from John Roberts, Bush is a mini Obama on nearly every issue.


51 posted on 12/17/2010 6:23:22 AM PST by Gipper08 (www.travishankins.com...a real CONSERVATIVE)
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To: DustyMoment

If the media were objective, the headlines would be saying, “Stimulus fails, tax cuts necessary to save economy”.


52 posted on 12/17/2010 6:24:09 AM PST by Rennes Templar (Figures don't lie, but liars can figure.)
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To: Hoodat

A few years ago Social Security was a major crisis. What happened? Don’t really hear about it anymore. Whatever happened to Algore’s lockbox?? Hee Hee.


53 posted on 12/17/2010 6:26:29 AM PST by No Socialist
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To: Hoodat

A few years ago Social Security was a major crisis. What happened? Don’t really hear about it anymore. Whatever happened to Algore’s lockbox?? Hee Hee.


54 posted on 12/17/2010 6:26:33 AM PST by No Socialist
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To: Buffalo Head

Perhaps you can explain why this is a good deal.it let Obama off the mat, we cave on unemployment, is the full of pork and subsidies,it is only temporary, it allowed a vote on don’t ask don’t tell, the ratification of the start treaty, and potential passage of the dream act. principle is one thing but the politics says Obama and Reid slaughtered us over this deal.


55 posted on 12/17/2010 6:28:27 AM PST by Gipper08 (www.travishankins.com...a real CONSERVATIVE)
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To: Second Amendment First

Why are they called “Bush tax cuts” and not the repeal of “Clinton tax increases?”

(See also repeal of “Clinton DADT.”


56 posted on 12/17/2010 6:29:44 AM PST by maggief
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To: No Socialist
"A few years ago Social Security was a major crisis."

Many old enough understand Keynesian economics, "In the long run, we're all dead."
57 posted on 12/17/2010 6:29:58 AM PST by rollo tomasi (Working hard to pay for deadbeats and corrupt politicians)
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To: Second Amendment First

There are no tax cuts.


58 posted on 12/17/2010 6:30:21 AM PST by reaganator
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To: dalereed; Southack

Dale, I personally think we (both Republicans, and Conservatives) did pretty good. Remember, we are presently in a near-completely-Democrat Congress and Senate, and we actually preserves GW’s tax breaks. Not bad, considering. Yes, I know, the UI is crap, and it is non-PAYGO-compliant, and these are valid concerns. But considering the lay of the land, I rack this a WIN.


59 posted on 12/17/2010 6:31:10 AM PST by Lazamataz (Only 19 days of Democrat fascism left!)
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To: dools0007world
Also, apparantly these naysayers don’t quite get the fact that the Tea Party candidates have not yet been seated.

Correct.

I suspect these people are arrogant libertarians and/or trolls.

Incorrect. People who are wrong are not necessarily trolls.

60 posted on 12/17/2010 6:32:33 AM PST by Lazamataz (Only 19 days of Democrat fascism left!)
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