As Our Country Continues to Die Congress Remains Stubborn about Taxes

     The November 23rd deadline is coming soon enough. Congress has been ordered to “to cut at least $1.2 trillion from federal spending. The real deadline, though, is Monday, when the Congressional Budget Office needs to put a price tag on any offer.”
Democrats and Republicans in the supercommittee have yet to reach a compromise on a 2012 budget. The problem is taxes. Republicans are laughing at the Democrat’s claim to have “met their offer on revenue”. Both parties are holding firm in their proposals. Democrats saying, “it has to be fair to the American people and done in a way that doesn’t put the burden on working families and addresses the issues of getting people back to work. We are waiting for them to accept that.” While Jeb Hensarling
argues, “I am unaware of any offer or any idea from any Democrat that did not include a minimum of a trillion dollars or more of tax increases.” Defending the Republican force and attacking the Democrats claim, Speaker John Boehner said, “You need to understand that there’s been exactly one proposal on the table in the committee. And that proposal came from the six Republican members – House and Senate. Where it was outlined what we’d be willing to do. There have been discussions among individual members but it’s very clear to be that there’s never been a Democrat position. Not one. Not one time have they coalesced around a plan that will address this issue.”
    
     The Democrats and Republicans plan to aggressively work on an agreement and prove they have made changes in their proposals accommodating the other party. With all the previous efforts to reach a compromise ending in stubborn resistance, there is little hope for Congress to agree this time. The Democrats believe they have adjusted the budget enough for Republicans to accept their proposal. Republicans say they have not seen any altering of the proposals from the Democrats. If one or the other does not put party affiliation aside and work for the American people, there will be no compromise.
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