Honestly, none of these seem particularly alarming to me. Unfortunately, I doubt we'll see any of them come to pass, because it's easier to tell a 64-year-old scrubwoman that she needs to put off her retirement another five years than tell a multimillionaire contributor that he'll once again have to pay few percent more on his income over $250K.
(h/t +Wendy Cockcroft)
Reshared post from +Mother Jones
Freaking out about tipping over the fiscal cliff? Reporter Josh Harkinson on how we can save ourselves:
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The money’s there if you know where to look for it.
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And that’s without eliminating any waste in the defense budget!
There’s NO WASTE in the Defense Budget! EVERY SINGLE PROGRAM (esp. the ones sourced out of my district) is ABSOLUTELY VITAL to the continued DEFENSE OF THIS GREAT NATION and LEADERSHIP OF THE FREE WORLD!
BBC article on Obama spending the political capital he built up for the election
It is just possible he’s grown a pair now he’s a 2nd termer. It’s straight after an election, so the longest possible period to more voting. It sounds like he’s looking at the Republicans in the eye, backed up by the current mood the GOP are for the rich, and said, ‘Come and have a go if you think you’re hard enough’.
It would certainly be nice to think so, @LH. I’ll believe it when I see it (any final deal).