'Fiscal cliff' - time for Obama to lead - SFGate
Both sides must act. Good read.
Bring $1.5 trillion in spending cuts over the next decade Mr. Obama.
The GOP will meet with pre-Bush era tax revenue for the 2%.
GET 'ER DONE.
It's easy to blame both sides equally for the stalemate, because neither has offered much in specifics on what it
would do on spending. The Republicans who are refusing to consider any increase in tax rates are clearly an obstruction, but their ranks could thin quickly if the White House put forth a credible package of spending cuts as an alternative to the robotic machete that would slash programs by $1.5 trillion over 10 years if Congress fails to act. Several prominent Republicans already have signaled their willingness to break their no-tax pledges as part of a deal that includes meaningful cuts.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/editorials/article/Fiscal-cliff-time-for-Obama-to-lead-4078904.php#ixzz2DgENcVo5It's easy to blame both sides equally for the stalemate, because neither has offered much in specifics on what it
would do on spending. The Republicans who are refusing to consider any increase in tax rates are clearly an obstruction, but their ranks could thin quickly if the White House put forth a credible package of spending cuts as an alternative to the robotic machete that would slash programs by $1.5 trillion over 10 years if Congress fails to act. Several prominent Republicans already have signaled their willingness to break their no-tax pledges as part of a deal that includes meaningful cuts.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/editorials/article/Fiscal-cliff-time-for-Obama-to-lead-4078904.php#ixzz2DgENcVo5It's easy to blame both sides equally for the stalemate, because neither has offered much in specifics on what it
would do on spending. The Republicans who are refusing to consider any increase in tax rates are clearly an obstruction, but their ranks could thin quickly if the White House put forth a credible package of spending cuts as an alternative to the robotic machete that would slash programs by $1.5 trillion over 10 years if Congress fails to act. Several prominent Republicans already have signaled their willingness to break their no-tax pledges as part of a deal that includes meaningful cuts.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/editorials/article/Fiscal-cliff-time-for-Obama-to-lead-4078904.php#ixzz2DgENcVo5It's easy to blame both sides equally for the stalemate, because neither has offered much in specifics on what it
would do on spending. The Republicans who are refusing to consider any increase in tax rates are clearly an obstruction, but their ranks could thin quickly if the White House put forth a credible package of spending cuts as an alternative to the robotic machete that would slash programs by $1.5 trillion over 10 years if Congress fails to act. Several prominent Republicans already have signaled their willingness to break their no-tax pledges as part of a deal that includes meaningful cuts.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/editorials/article/Fiscal-cliff-time-for-Obama-to-lead-4078904.php#ixzz2DgENcVo5
'Fiscal cliff' - time for Obama to lead
Published 6:50 p.m., Thursday, November 29, 2012
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 28: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a cabinet meeting at the White House on November 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. The president met yesterday with small business owners and today with the chief executives of major corporations in ongoing talks about the looming fiscal cliff. (Photo by T.J. Kirkpatrick-Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool, Getty Images / SF
With the nation's economy just a month away from the "fiscal cliff," the impasse between the
White House and Congress appears to be hardening. President Obama, and now Republicans, have gone into campaign mode - the distressingly wrong direction for a nation that needs its leaders to start making tough choices on difficult issues.
Mr. President: The campaign is over. You were elected to lead. It's time for you to do so.
It's easy to blame both sides equally for the stalemate, because neither has offered much in specifics on what it
would do on spending. The Republicans who are refusing to consider any increase in tax rates are clearly an obstruction, but their ranks could thin quickly if the White House put forth a credible package of spending cuts as an alternative to the robotic machete that would slash programs by $1.5 trillion over 10 years if Congress fails to act. Several prominent Republicans already have signaled their willingness to break their no-tax pledges as part of a deal that includes meaningful cuts.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/editorials/article/Fiscal-cliff-time-for-Obama-to-lead-4078904.php#ixzz2DgEG4ou5
It's easy to blame both sides equally for the stalemate, because neither has offered much in specifics on what it
would do on spending. The Republicans who are refusing to consider any increase in tax rates are clearly an obstruction, but their ranks could thin quickly if the White House put forth a credible package of spending cuts as an alternative to the robotic machete that would slash programs by $1.5 trillion over 10 years if Congress fails to act. Several prominent Republicans already have signaled their willingness to break their no-tax pledges as part of a deal that includes meaningful cuts.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/editorials/article/Fiscal-cliff-time-for-Obama-to-lead-4078904.php#ixzz2DgENcVo5
'Fiscal cliff' - time for Obama to lead
Published 6:50 p.m., Thursday, November 29, 2012
-
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 28: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a cabinet meeting at the White House on November 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. The president met yesterday with small business owners and today with the chief executives of major corporations in ongoing talks about the looming fiscal cliff. (Photo by T.J. Kirkpatrick-Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool, Getty Images / SF
With the nation's economy just a month away from the "fiscal cliff," the impasse between the
White House and Congress appears to be hardening. President Obama, and now Republicans, have gone into campaign mode - the distressingly wrong direction for a nation that needs its leaders to start making tough choices on difficult issues.
Mr. President: The campaign is over. You were elected to lead. It's time for you to do so.
It's easy to blame both sides equally for the stalemate, because neither has offered much in specifics on what it
would do on spending. The Republicans who are refusing to consider any increase in tax rates are clearly an obstruction, but their ranks could thin quickly if the White House put forth a credible package of spending cuts as an alternative to the robotic machete that would slash programs by $1.5 trillion over 10 years if Congress fails to act. Several prominent Republicans already have signaled their willingness to break their no-tax pledges as part of a deal that includes meaningful cuts.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/editorials/article/Fiscal-cliff-time-for-Obama-to-lead-4078904.php#ixzz2DgEG4ou5
'Fiscal cliff' - time for Obama to lead
Published 6:50 p.m., Thursday, November 29, 2012
-
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 28: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at a cabinet meeting at the White House on November 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. The president met yesterday with small business owners and today with the chief executives of major corporations in ongoing talks about the looming fiscal cliff. (Photo by T.J. Kirkpatrick-Pool/Getty Images) Photo: Pool, Getty Images / SF
With the nation's economy just a month away from the "fiscal cliff," the impasse between the
White House and Congress appears to be hardening. President Obama, and now Republicans, have gone into campaign mode - the distressingly wrong direction for a nation that needs its leaders to start making tough choices on difficult issues.
Mr. President: The campaign is over. You were elected to lead. It's time for you to do so.
It's easy to blame both sides equally for the stalemate, because neither has offered much in specifics on what it
would do on spending. The Republicans who are refusing to consider any increase in tax rates are clearly an obstruction, but their ranks could thin quickly if the White House put forth a credible package of spending cuts as an alternative to the robotic machete that would slash programs by $1.5 trillion over 10 years if Congress fails to act. Several prominent Republicans already have signaled their willingness to break their no-tax pledges as part of a deal that includes meaningful cuts.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/editorials/article/Fiscal-cliff-time-for-Obama-to-lead-4078904.php#ixzz2DgEG4ou5
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