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ORIGINAL: erieangel

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2011_07/business_community_to_congress030826.php


I found this paragraph especially interesting:

The businesses involved in this effort didn’t present a blueprint for a possible debt-reduction plan, and were silent on revenues or cuts-to-savings ratio. The reason is simple: they don’t much care. The corporate leaders just want Congress to raise the debt ceiling; how members get to “yes” is irrelevant.


This seems to imply there are actually some -gasp- business leaders who wouldn't mind higher taxes.

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ORIGINAL: DarkSteven

It's not that they want higher taxes.  It's just that they'll get hurt badly if the US defaults.

It's a multihanded game of chicken.

And to answer your question - it's mostly Grover Norquist telling the GOP what to do.  That one man has so terrified all the little weenies that they'd rather hurt the country than get on his bad side.

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ORIGINAL: erieangel

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ORIGINAL: DarkSteven

It's not that they want higher taxes.  It's just that they'll get hurt badly if the US defaults.

It's a multihanded game of chicken.

And to answer your question - it's mostly Grover Norquist telling the GOP what to do.  That one man has so terrified all the little weenies that they'd rather hurt the country than get on his bad side.

I never said they wanted higher taxes, just that it seems they don't see where taxes are so evil and could live with it if they were raised. And yeah, I know old Grover is the most powerful man within the ranks of the GOP.

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ORIGINAL: erieangel

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2011_07/business_community_to_congress030826.php


I found this paragraph especially interesting:

The businesses involved in this effort didn’t present a blueprint for a possible debt-reduction plan, and were silent on revenues or cuts-to-savings ratio. The reason is simple: they don’t much care. The corporate leaders just want Congress to raise the debt ceiling; how members get to “yes” is irrelevant.


This seems to imply there are actually some -gasp- business leaders who wouldn't mind higher taxes.

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ORIGINAL: RacerJim

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ORIGINAL: erieangel

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal/2011_07/business_community_to_congress030826.php


I found this paragraph especially interesting:

The businesses involved in this effort didn’t present a blueprint for a possible debt-reduction plan, and were silent on revenues or cuts-to-savings ratio. The reason is simple: they don’t much care. The corporate leaders just want Congress to raise the debt ceiling; how members get to “yes” is irrelevant.


This seems to imply there are actually some -gasp- business leaders who wouldn't mind higher taxes.

It just as much seems to imply there a actually some -gasp- business leaders who wounldn't mind more government handouts.

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ORIGINAL: Anarrus

erie, thanks for posting the link.

These two paragraphs sum it up rather well.

"So, let’s see. Wall Street wants Republicans to stop screwing around. The business community wants Republicans to stop screwing around. Global investors want Republicans to stop screwing around. The Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department want Republicans to stop screwing around.

But unhinged and uninformed right-wing activists want Republicans to keep pushing their — and our — luck. As of this morning, the congressional GOP is only listening to the activists."

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ORIGINAL: DarkSteven
It's not that they want higher taxes.  It's just that they'll get hurt badly if the US defaults.
It's a multihanded game of chicken.

quote:

And to answer your question - it's mostly Grover Norquist telling the GOP what to do.  That one man has so terrified all the little weenies that they'd rather hurt the country than get on his bad side.