READ: Boehner’s new counterproposal

[Casino67]

WashingtonPost:

House Republicans have submitted a new fiscal cliff proposal to the White House. Here’s the basic outline of the proposal, with some additional details from Speaker Boehner’s letter today to Obama and my colleagues at the Post:

Deficit Reduction:

• Revenue through tax reform: $800 Billion
  

“New revenues would be generated through pro-growth tax reform that closes special-interest loopholes and deductions while lowering rates,” according to Boehner’s letter.

• Health Savings: $600 billion
  

The savings would be achieved through structural Medicare reform,” which would include raising the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67.

 

• Other mandatory savings: $300 billion
  

These cuts would include reductions to farm subsidies.

[SrWoodchuck]

@Casino67

 

Couldn't find the time period for the proposals. One year? Ten years? Regardless, we can't generate more to redistribute.

[Casino67]

by BEN SHAPIRO 3 Dec 2012, 3:30 PM PDT 0POST A COMMENT

Today, House Speaker John Boehner offered a counteroffer to the White House’s insulting fiscal cliff offer, which would have increased taxes by $1.6 trillion, raised spending, and indefinitely suspended the debt ceiling. Boehner’s offer would have included $800 billion in new tax revenue from closing loopholes and limiting deductions, and reduced the deficit by $2.2 trillion overall by implementing spending cuts and entitlement reforms.

 

 

The White House immediately rejected the offer.

 

Tonight, Boehner’s office fired back. Kevin Smith, spokesman for the Speaker, told Breitbart News: “Republicans have once again offered a responsible, balanced plan to avoid the fiscal cliff, and the White House has once again demonstrated how unreasonable it has become. If the President is rejecting this middle ground offer, it is now his obligation to present a plan that can pass both chambers of Congress."

 

No such plan is likely to be forthcoming from a president who is becoming more and more obvious about his desire to drive Americans over the fiscal cliff.

 

Source http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/12/03/Speaker-Boehner-comment-WH-rejection

[Argyle58]

@Casino67

 

Couldn't find the time period for the proposals. One year? Ten years? Regardless, we can't generate more to redistribute.

 

It is a 10 year plan.

[SrWoodchuck]

@Casino67

 

Couldn't find the time period for the proposals. One year? Ten years? Regardless, we can't generate more to redistribute.

 

It is a 10 year plan.

Thanks, @Argyle58!

[Valin]

As far as I'm concerned Judas John Boehner can go BLEEP himself.

[Valin]

@Casino67

 

Couldn't find the time period for the proposals. One year? Ten years? Regardless, we can't generate more to redistribute.

 

It is a 10 year plan.

Thanks, @Argyle58!

 

In other words it's no plan at all. Every Congress is a new Congress, every budget is a new budget.

[Valin]

Mark Levin gives brilliant explanation of both Obama and Boehner

[clearvision]

Mark Levin gives brilliant explanation of both Obama and Boehner

Thanks.

[Argyle58]

Boehner and the Congressional Republicans will cave like they always do. He / they still operate under the misguided notion that by doing so that they will curry the favor of the liberal press. They will never learn.

[Valin]

Boehner and the Congressional Republicans will cave like they always do. He / they still operate under the misguided notion that by doing so that they will curry the favor of the liberal press. They will never learn.

 

Tonight I'm having a real hard time disagreeing with you. Tomorrow I might be able to, but not tonight.