Some Democrats are pushing an
unorthodox idea for coping with the "fiscal cliff": Let the government
go over, temporarily at least, to give their party more bargaining
leverage for changes later on.
Read more: http://www.gopusa.com/news/2012/11/14/ap-democrats-want-to-go-over-the-fiscal-cliff/
The idea has plenty of skeptics,
and the White House regards it frostily. But it illustrates the wide
range of early negotiating positions being staked out by Republicans and
Democrats as lawmakers gathered Tuesday for their first postelection
talks on how to avoid the looming package of steep tax hikes and program
cuts.
Just as brazen, in the eyes of
many Democrats, is the GOP leaders' continued insistence on
protectingtax cuts for the rich. President Barack Obama just won
re-election, campaigning on a vow to end those breaks.
Read more: http://www.gopusa.com/news/2012/11/14/ap-democrats-want-to-go-over-the-fiscal-cliff/
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