re: #47 funky chicken

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Looks like the first shot might have been fired in the Republican “civil war”.

The rich will pay more taxes, Boehner says

Washington (CNN) — Taxes on the wealthy are going up, House Speaker John Boehner conceded Wednesday in challenging President Barack Obama to sit down with him to hammer out a deal for avoiding the fiscal cliff.

Obama, however, continued to insist on Republicans first ensuring no tax hike for anyone but the top 2% of Americans as a first step toward a broader agreement on tackling the nation’s chronic federal deficits and debt.
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The major unresolved question of negotiations involving the White House and congressional leaders is whether eliminating tax deductions and loopholes — as proposed by House Republicans — can raise enough revenue without hitting middle-class Americans too hard.

“We have got to cut spending and I believe it is appropriate to put revenues on the table,” Boehner told reporters on Wednesday. “Now, the revenues that we are putting on the table are going to come from guess who? The rich.”

He continued by saying “there are ways to limit deductions, close loopholes and have the same people pay more of their money to the federal government without raising tax rates, which we believe will harm our economy.”

The Tea-hadists are gonna be downright apoplectic over this one.