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Democrats stiffen spine against trimming benefits

President Barack Obama's re-election has stiffened Democrats' spine against cutting popular benefit programs such as Medicare and Social Security. Their new resolve could become as big a hurdle to a deal that would skirt crippling tax increases and spending cuts in January as Republicans' resistance to raising tax rates on the wealthy.

 

Two-part 'fiscal cliff' deal taking shape

Fiscal Cliff

The outline of a compromise over upcoming federal tax hikes and spending cuts began to come into focus Friday after President Obama convened congressional leaders at the White House.

 

Relaxed yet feisty, Obama lays out second-term agenda

...In his first full-scale news conference since March, Obama said he was willing to compromise with Republicans to forge a deal on the nation's debt and taxes to avoid the "fiscal cliff," a combination of budget cuts and tax increases that will kick in next year if such an agreement is not reached.

 

Obama pressing business and labor on fiscal cliff

Barack Obama

President Barack Obama is lobbying business and labor groups to support his plan to avoid an impending fiscal cliff, telling the two sides he remains committed to requiring the wealthy to pay more in taxes.

 

Bush tax cut debate dooms deal to cut deficit

Bush tax cut debate dooms deal to cut deficit

A long-running war between Democrats and Republicans over Bush-era tax cuts doomed the debt supercommittee's chances of reaching a deal. Efforts to overhaul the tax code may await the same fate as both parties gear up to make taxes a central issue in 2012 elections....

 

Greenspan Calls for Repeal of Bush Tax Cuts

Greenspan Calls for Repeal of Bush Tax Cuts

The former chairman of the Federal Reserve said keeping the cuts would drive up borrowing costs and could lead to another financial crisis.

Senh: Something like this is common sense, isn't it? If you don't have the money to spend, why are you giving it away to people who don't need it? The rich don't need to be richer.

 

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