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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster

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To: Bill who wrote (55328)8/15/2011 11:03:13 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) of 103300
 
"What is your view on S&P asking America to raise taxes on the rich to stabilize rating?"

"S&P stated there should have been more tax revenue...."

"Compared with previous projections, our revised base case scenario now assumes that the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, due to expire by the end of 2012, remain in place," the company said. "We have changed our assumption on this because the majority of Republicans in Congress continue to resist any measure that would raise revenues, a position we believe Congress reinforced by passing the [debt ceiling deal]."

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John Chambers S&P Head Explains Why They ...

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S&P: Republicans Almost Entirely To Blame For ...

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S&P Explains Rating Downgrade. John Chambers, the ratings head for S&P, explains why the company downgraded the US credit rating from AAA to AA+. (Aug. 6)

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S&P: Why we downgraded the US

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Cantor Acknowledges S&P's Warnings On Taxes, But Urges Colleagues To Ignore Them

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S&P Does Not Believe The Bush Tax Cuts Will Get Lifted In 2012

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ABC News reports: “A government official tells ABC News that the federal government is expecting and preparing for bond rating agency Standard & Poor’s to downgrade the rating of US debt from its current AAA value.” Among the reasons cited will be “Republicans saying that they refuse to accept any tax increases as part of a larger deal.”

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