Reply #36: So you are saying that in order to get "tax increases on the wealthy"... [View All]

...we have to give up something too?

You do realize that the tax cuts were set to expire, right? They were extended for 2 more years so to my way of thinking, the rich and the super-rich got a bonus. Now I don't see why we have to give away anything at all in order to let a law lapse when it was written to lapse in the first place. It's not a tax increase on the wealthy, it's letting the tax structure go back to its default state.

But that's the thing: in all of these negotiations, it is always -- ALWAYS -- the Democrats and the more liberal positions that are placed on the defensive. The Republicans never -- NEVER -- have to justify why they would rather see Mr. Goldbags have another yacht than see Granny get her heart medication.