Congress may take only tax cuts from Obama plan

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http://www.marketwatch.com/story/congress-may-take-only-tax-cuts-from-obama-plan-2011-09-09

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — President Barack Obama’s jobs plan is unlikely to survive intact as Congress will likely strip out and pass tax breaks while leaving other proposed spending programs on the cutting room floor, analysts said Friday.

Obama surprised analysts by putting forward a $450 billion plan to cut taxes and increase spending to hire workers and build roads and highways in a speech to a joint session of Congress. Read “Obama proposes larger payroll-tax cut”

Prior to the speech, expectations had centered around a $300 billion price tag.

When all the legislative wrangling is over, analysts said the program is likely to be shrunk in half to about $200-$250 billion.


:eyes: i'm sure some on will express surprise at that point.

[bowens43]

1. no doubt that obama will let it happen

he'll give the coms the parts they want and shit can the rest......in the typical obama style.

[Divernan]

3. The likes of Gomer Pyle would say, "Surprise, Surprise!"

That handwriting which has been accumulating on the wall since Obama's first cabinet appointments is written in indelible ink. It will not substantively change between now and the election, except for some superficial whitewash, and it will not change in his second term, should he be re-elected.

[Bluebear]

2. And he will still call for "modest adjustments" to medicare

Per M.O.

[kenny blankenship]

4. As long as he keeps lobbing in softballs, they'll keep belting them to the fence.

or
Take your pick.

[Divernan]

9. I'll take stricter clean air regulations for a lifetime, Alex!

[Fumesucker]

5. Well knock me down with a feather...

[B Calm]

6. I find myself agreeing with the Teabaggers bumper sticker

O One
B Big
A Ass
M Mistake
A America

[Solomon]

7. Interesting.

[B Calm]

10. Obama was not my first choice. . My first choice was

Kucinich, and later changed my choice to Edwards. The powers to be said it will be Obama. . .

[Autumn]

8. I'm sure that was the plan all along.

An idiot knows how these pigs operate.:puke:

[woo me with science]

11. +100000

:puke: indeed.