“I’m just hoping that the president sticks to what he said in Iowa during the campaign, and throughout the campaign, that he was drawing the line at $250,000.”
- Tom Harken (D – Iowa)
However, don’t be surprised if Obama backs down and gives the Millionaires and Billionaires big tax cuts beyond $250,000.00 thinking the Republicans will give him unemployment assistance and a variety of expiring tax breaks for low-wage and middle-income workers as part of any deal.
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