A potential deal to avert the so-called fiscal cliff could be
undermined by the Democratic Party’s refusal to come to terms with the
unsustainability of federal entitlement programs and acknowledge that
the government is spending too much.
Conventional wisdom in Washington suggests that Republicans, humbled after their defeat in November, are willing to compromise on taxes and may even vote so that tax rates on the wealthy increase automatically on January 1.
Republican aides argue that a compromise could be easily agreed if the White House stopped stonewalling on specific spending cuts and entitlement reforms.
Read more: http://freebeacon.com/democrats-ready-to-march-of-the-cliff/
Conventional wisdom in Washington suggests that Republicans, humbled after their defeat in November, are willing to compromise on taxes and may even vote so that tax rates on the wealthy increase automatically on January 1.
Republican aides argue that a compromise could be easily agreed if the White House stopped stonewalling on specific spending cuts and entitlement reforms.
Read more: http://freebeacon.com/democrats-ready-to-march-of-the-cliff/
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