re: #22 Targetpractice

And even if you accepted that it might be grounds for negotiations, it goes nowhere because it still relies upon the myth that tax cuts create higher revenues, something that Obama’s said he won’t support.

I don’t think that’s accurate. Here’s a Bloomberg article

House Republicans Propose $2.2 Trillion Fiscal-Cliff Plan

In the past, many Republican calls for additional revenue through a rewrite of the tax code have meant the money would come from higher economic growth spurred by the overhaul. Obama and the Congressional Budget Office won’t accept so-called dynamic scoring.
Conventional Scoring

Republican aides said the $800 billion would come from conventional scoring, which means there would be a tax increase.

I interpret this to mean that Republicans aren’t using speculative scoring based on possible economic preditions for the savings. It’s coming from real revenue increases.