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l****z 发帖数: 29846 | 1 by Jammie
The Democrats think they are in a win-win situation. If they bully
Republicans into agreeing to raise tax rates before the end of the year,
they win — because Democrats get both their new revenue and the self-
destruction of the GOP brand as the party of low taxes. If Republicans
refuse to cave, Democrats are convinced they still win — because tax rates
on the wealthy go up automatically Jan. 1, and they can blame Republicans
for any tax increases on the middle class.
This is a major miscalculation. First, their ability to blame the GOP
depends on their ability to convince Americans that Republican intransigence
is to blame for any failure to reach a year-end deal. But right now, only
Democrats are saying they want to go over the cliff. Some — including
Schumer and Sen. Patty Murray — are saying so in plain English. With his
offer to the GOP last week, President Obama effectively joined the
Democratic chorus for fiscal cliff-diving. | l******g 发帖数: 6771 | 2 其实悬崖一下很好,然后投票决定,现在双方都很乐观 | a***s 发帖数: 5417 | 3 就悬崖好了。削减entitlement, 减小赤字,而且以事实证明噢八无能。
只会忽悠,不会办事。
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【在 l****z 的大作中提到】 : by Jammie : The Democrats think they are in a win-win situation. If they bully : Republicans into agreeing to raise tax rates before the end of the year, : they win — because Democrats get both their new revenue and the self- : destruction of the GOP brand as the party of low taxes. If Republicans : refuse to cave, Democrats are convinced they still win — because tax rates : on the wealthy go up automatically Jan. 1, and they can blame Republicans : for any tax increases on the middle class. : This is a major miscalculation. First, their ability to blame the GOP : depends on their ability to convince Americans that Republican intransigence
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