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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a conservative but I think we need to go back to Clinton-era tax rates.  Why?  [b]because of math [/b]and because I am terrified by the deficit.[/quote]

You're awesome.  Signed - a liberal who feels the same way[/quote]

Can you hear my "Amen!"?

xo,
Another liberal[/quote]

I'm the conservative who posted that - to go back to Clinton-era rates.  But I also want to cut the F out of the budget.  Raise the SS/Medicare eligibility age, trim defense, etc.  Hopefully you can give me an Amen to that as well.[/quote]
Totally on board with both of these - with the understanding these are ALL Clinton-era rates - all brackets, not just the top. No sacred cows - the pain has to be shared. The tax increase and the budget cuts need to be in tandem - you don't get one without the other. And I think the budget cuts need to equal the CBO score of the additional revenue from the tax increase. So hypothetically if we collect $700B in additional tax we need to correspondingly cut $700B from all programs. Total 1.4 B swing in the deficit reduction.

A Conservative[/quote]

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