Do you think Congress will reach a deal in time to extend the Payroll Tax Cuts before the New Year?

by Fox Report with Shepard Smith Posted 2011/12/21 12:57:36

Related Topics: Payroll Tax Cut, Payroll Tax Cut Extension, Democrats, Republicans, Barack Obama, John Boehner, Cuts, Time

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Deputy Chief 2011/12/22 06:02:27 (edited)

Yes

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I sure hope so, since I am one of the 53% who PAY taxes.

I am disgusted by it all. Everyone benefits from the government infrastructure, yet 47% contribute nothing to it. These 47% because of their incomes are eligible to many freebees (such as free college ect) that the 53% are not entitled to. So the 53% pay for others to benefit while they sacrifice even more for their families. Everyone should pay something no matter how nominal a fee it might be. It certainly would give them more of an appreciation of how we feel when they threaten to raise the taxes.
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No

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kamwick 2011/12/23 18:57:38

Yes

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Eddie 2011/12/23 17:09:47

No

With the apparent goal of the government being to destabilize the country in as many ways as possible. I doubt it.

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Salonje 2011/12/23 16:57:35

No

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Donna 2011/12/23 16:38:19

No

They're too busy being on vacation & they could care less about your paycheck. My state just did a huge gouge job on the paychecks by overtaxing the state tax retro active. Most people here are now in debt an extra $500-$1000 ...so those tax cuts arent doing any thing for them ... Many are now not able to put gifts under the tree for their kids or pay their bill now...CT reports that their year end is looking great ! Merry Chrsitmas from the state of Ct... !!

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cnchess 2011/12/23 16:25:03

Yes

Of course, I cheated. It is in the news. The Republicans had to hold their nose for this S**t sandwich served by the dimocrats, but it is better than cycling the entire private sector's payrole accounting system. Of course, the Dims needed to take the tax cut out of Social Security, because most of their supporters don't pay federal income tax. Ironic that they are crowing about cutting the SS contributions to show how much they care. This is BS of course, they had to do something that their supporters would notice. 49% of the wage earners don't pay income tax, so a real tax cut would be felt only by the "rich," and we all know how wrong that would be....

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Joe C Sr 2011/12/23 16:03:52

Yes

If they go for the 2% it is a cave for the (R) and they know it.

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marcuss LIBERALS ARE IDIOTS 2011/12/23 15:58:00

Yes

All this POS 0BAMA bill does is put LESS money into SOCIAL SECURITY. So if you want to toot your horn is some kind of deranged celebration, Have at it. This does nothing but speed up the SOCIAL SECURITY......INSOLVENCY.

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KRE 2011/12/23 15:56:56

No

They will play games and offer a deal to their millionaire contributors and that will be that. Big money talks and everything else "takes a hike!" It is all about who has the most money.

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The Political Stream 2011/12/23 15:16:29

Yes

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The House "Tea Partiers" have shown that they have the power to disrupt and to obstruct, but they don't have the common sense to govern. This is not really a victory for anyone, but the President saves face.

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sgp81 2011/12/23 14:57:52

Yes

they alraedy did and the repubs caved in. they finally found a tax cut they did not like.
the reason it did not favor the rich. and obama proposed it..
the tea party is going wacko right now, they had to along with the supposed anti christ
how funny. maybe they drank there own kool aid,, oh sorry there own tea!!!!!!

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Kimmel 2011/12/23 14:53:18

No

I think they will put some crappy compromise together in Jan that pleases nobody. Everything that is done for the next 10 months will be strickly about the election as opposed to being about the right things to do.

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JT For Political Reform 2011/12/23 12:54:21

Yes

It will happen.

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sjalan to JT For ... 2011/12/23 13:47:10

Well, I suppose we'll see. The vote is today 12/23/2011. If just one Tea Party member objects to the unanimous consent vote then every single member of the House will have to come back to Washington at a cost of some $5 million dollars to the taxpayers for that one vote.

We'll see, but I seriously doubt that Boehner has that completely wrapped up. And Cantor is looking to take the Speakership away from Boehner so this would be a perfect time to kill two birds with one stone. Kill the tax bill and Kill Boehners chances of retaining his Speakers seat.

Oh I just remembered, if the Tea Party does stop this, then they will kill the Republican party as well, because the taxpayers/voters will NOT forget because they will be reminded every single day of the failure of the obstructionistic actions of the Republican Party all year long.

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JT For ... to sjalan 2011/12/23 14:05:32

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What has been killing this all along was Reid. The progressives don't want a year agreement because it would go past the election date. They stirred up enough trouble trying to make the conservatives look bad but it backfired on them. What is happening now is what Boehner wanted to happen all along. A one year deal, not a two month deal, if you can't figure out what the dems are doing here you are blind

. If they can just get a 2 month deal they can plague this action until they can make Obama look like a hero and the conservatives look like a zero and keep up this rhetoric until the election, this is their political ploy.

Further more, small business cannot react to changes every other month and exist, they have to have a concrete plan or they will not invest nor will they hire. The dems have changed rules nearly at a daily rate to the point no business will invest in it's future until it see's a plan that it can follow. This is simple business 101. Something none of this present administration has any experience in. Only 8% of Obama's administration has ever had business experience, the lowest of any administration. Money doesn't grow on trees like so many of the progressive seem to think.

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sjalan to JT For ... 2011/12/23 14:47:06

BULL.

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JT For ... to sjalan 2011/12/23 15:32:21

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LMAO, typical progressive response. Truth hurts huh? Tissue?

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sjalan to JT For ... 2011/12/23 15:41:53

You make the statements and provide no links or proofs or timelines to support your statements. You're statements are no better than those of Faux Newz commentators without absolute proofs.

That is why I used as single word to discribe your comments, and they remain BULL since all you had in return was an ad hominem attack back.

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marcuss... to sjalan 2011/12/23 15:52:53

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Does all of the OBVIOUS need links for you clowns?

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sjalan to marcuss... 2011/12/23 16:04:38

Your avatar answers better than I could ever answer. "NO COMPARMISE"

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JT For ... to sjalan 2011/12/23 18:34:34

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There is no reason to provide links to a person that just admitted that no matter what news link it was would not be good enough. See the problem with you progressives commiecrats is there is no proof you are willing to listen to. You guys always want proof while providing none for your own arguments. The reason being is you are wrong, you know you are wrong and you will always be on the wrong side. Right is correct, left is wrong. See ya, don't want to be ya.

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U-Dog 2011/12/23 10:36:35

No

I think that there is a higher chance of the world ending in 2012.

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urbugnme 2011/12/23 08:15:42

No

and it really doesnt matter anywho, this is just a taste of the hard decisions that our govt is going to have to "solve" in the next decade... or so...i think its gonna get pretty stupid around these parts, most americans dont even know how good they have it

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Wolfman 2011/12/23 07:28:51

Yes

Yes

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redhorse29 2011/12/23 07:18:52

Yes

Yes. Knew the republicans had no balls for a fight.

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Always Right 2011/12/23 07:03:22

No

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Don't they realize they are are taking what's theirs!

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jean 2011/12/23 06:57:28

Yes

Anything for a vote

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garyt212 2011/12/23 05:27:50

Yes

Sure, they'll extend it by a month or two.

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none 2011/12/23 05:09:35

No

They're all useless.

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sglmom 2011/12/23 05:06:39

Yes

the reason I say this .. is they sure want to get out of /dodge/ and go on whatever expensive (at the taxpayer expense, of course) junket they have planned ..
After all .. it is all about the pose .. and what looks /good/ to spin in their advert agency (known as the msm) ..
and NOT .. repeat .. NOT about what is best for CITIZENS of the USA.

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flaca BN-0 2011/12/23 04:54:02

Yes

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It's tax-cutting. The republicans have no choice. Their mantra is tax cutting.
Without it, they're lost. Obama has outsmarted them.

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U-Dog to flaca BN-0 2011/12/23 10:38:46

That ain't saying much... I think a tree stump could out smart that bunch.

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Sue MacDonald Kyak 2011/12/23 04:17:42

No

No because they're a bunch of dumb asses.

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mrk5panzer 2011/12/23 02:27:57

Yes

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They folded today the wussys, I can't believe we can't find anyone with the tennis balls to stand there ground.
God almighty are ever going to find ourselves a hero that well save us from this evil Obama?

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bob h. 2011/12/23 02:16:12

Yes

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It's either that, or the GOP loses the vote of every working person in the country.

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