Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Win-Win Strategy: Michael Tomasky’s Foolproof Plan for Obama - The Daily Beast

Win-Win Strategy: Michael Tomasky’s Foolproof Plan for Obama - The Daily Beast: "Obama should go to Congress and say: “I offer you the following deal. I will extend all the Bush tax cuts for one year—yes, even for the wealthiest Americans. One year. In exchange, I’d like you to agree to fund the initial, startup $10 billion for the Kerry-Hutchison infrastructure bank, and the $35 billion I asked of you last September in direct aid for states and localities to rehire laid-off teachers and first responders. Then, after I am reelected, my administration and I will take the first six months of 2013 to write comprehensive tax reform, and Congress will then have six months to pass it, and we’ll have a new tax structure that we’ve both agreed on."

What if he did make this offer?

No comments:

Post a Comment