Steve Benen: Visual Breakdown of Tax Deal

[Born_A_Truman]

The left column shows the cost of the Republicans' high-end tax cuts in the deal; the middle column shows the cost of President Obama's progressive priorities like an extension of unemployment benefits; and the right column shows the cost of the tax cuts for those making under $250,000, which both parties generally supported. (The y axis is in billions of dollars.)

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archive...026982.php

[Dagnabit]

I like it!

[nofurylike]

thank you for posting that, Pat (can i really call you that? in posts?)!

[Born_A_Truman]

(12-09-2010 02:03 AM)nofurylike Wrote:  thank you for posting that, Pat (can i really call you that? in posts?)!

Yes, please--you can call me Pat.

[nofurylike]

(12-09-2010 12:08 PM)Born_A_Truman Wrote:  Yes, please--you can call me Pat.

thank you, Pat!

[CTLawGuy]

(12-09-2010 01:01 AM)Born_A_Truman Wrote:  

The left column shows the cost of the Republicans' high-end tax cuts in the deal; the middle column shows the cost of President Obama's progressive priorities like an extension of unemployment benefits; and the right column shows the cost of the tax cuts for those making under $250,000, which both parties generally supported. (The y axis is in billions of dollars.)

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archive...026982.php

Steve Benen is awesome! Nice graph! Simple and straightforward.

[Kindness of Blue]

(12-09-2010 01:01 AM)Born_A_Truman Wrote:  

The left column shows the cost of the Republicans' high-end tax cuts in the deal; the middle column shows the cost of President Obama's progressive priorities like an extension of unemployment benefits; and the right column shows the cost of the tax cuts for those making under $250,000, which both parties generally supported. (The y axis is in billions of dollars.)

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archive...026982.php

Short but sweet article! I like this: "The clear majority of the costs here are going to Democratic priorities. And why on earth would Republicans go along with a proposal that includes expenses beyond their own priorities? Because as Jon Chait noted yesterday, 'Republicans 'love them some rich folk,' and GOP leaders are 'willing to bargain away a lot to help the very rich.' "

I wish I can KnR Thank you, Born_A_Truman!

[Cha]

(12-09-2010 06:34 AM)Kindness of Blue Wrote:  Short but sweet article! I like this: "The clear majority of the costs here are going to Democratic priorities. And why on earth would Republicans go along with a proposal that includes expenses beyond their own priorities? Because as Jon Chait noted yesterday, 'Republicans 'love them some rich folk,' and GOP leaders are 'willing to bargain away a lot to help the very rich.' "

I wish I can KnR Thank you, Born_A_Truman!

repubs are only in politics to suck off the government payroll in order to keep their beyond loaded donors from contributing to their paychecks.

[Shea]

(12-09-2010 01:01 AM)Born_A_Truman Wrote:  

The left column shows the cost of the Republicans' high-end tax cuts in the deal; the middle column shows the cost of President Obama's progressive priorities like an extension of unemployment benefits; and the right column shows the cost of the tax cuts for those making under $250,000, which both parties generally supported. (The y axis is in billions of dollars.)

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archive...026982.php

Thank you. I've seen the numbers broken down before, but it's much more effective in graph form.

[Cha]

(12-09-2010 02:02 PM)Shea Wrote:  Thank you. I've seen the numbers broken down before, but it's much more effective in graph form.

I love your name, Shea, and was hoping we'd get told who is was.

[spazito]

That graph certainly makes it clear where the real gains are in the proposed framework, doesn't it!

Love it, thanks for posting this.

[Pirate Smile]

Great visual. This is why it is driving me bonkers when people say - Bernie tweeted it - "I'm going to kill this tax cut deal to save the middle class".