Extend the Bush taxcuts ?

[kentuck]

And watch the Republicans smile. And watch businesses start hiring again. And watch the deficits continue to soar. And watch the Republicans call for more spending cuts.

Is this where we are headed? Even though the initial taxcuts is what started us on this road to uncontrollable deficits. This is something the Republicans are willing to work with Democrats on. Will the Democrats continue to hold out? Or will they gamble with their political futures?

[spanone]

1. the repugs are willing to work with dems if we do everything they want...that's compromising!!!

it's just all horseshit

[kentuck]

2. You got it!

They are willing to work with Democrats so long as they agree with their agenda.

[Winterblues]

4. Except I don't think they are

I don't think they will work with Democrats on anything at all, especially if Obama has a single thing to do with it..

[spanone]

6. you are correct....they will obstruct and shoot down all things Obama/Democrats

[TheKentuckian]

9. They'll give a lot of things the gas face but there are areas they'll hold their noses

to do like dismantle public primary education (Jeb supposedly will be coming in to gather support in Congress when the time comes), the tax cuts for the wealthy, privatizing the safety net, and blowing up brown folks.

They mostly won't support even their own ideas like the health insurance scam but there are a few key generational battles that they'll find the spirit of "bipartisanship" for in order to line pockets and kick the people in our teeth.

[KansDem]

3. I have to question the "watch businesses start hiring again" conclusion.

That was the whole premise for Reaganomics and his "Trickle Down" theory. However, we've seen that giving the wealthy more money does not result in their investing in US jobs. Instead, they took their swag and headed for secret accounts in offshore banks. There's no reason to expect them to do differently this time.

Republicans:
We tried it your way;
It didn't work.

[havocmom]

5. Nope. We do not negotiate with terrorists & much of that top 1% are economic terrorists

No. No. And furthermore: NO!

[sabbat hunter]

7. yes extend them except for

the top 5% of incomes. Let that part expire.

[peace13]

8. Tax cuts to the rich only make the rich richer. ' New jobs' is a myth. n/t