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Originally Posted by synaesthetic
Ah, but that's where the beauty of the idea actually lies. If they opposed such a law, they would be seen by their voting base (namely the Tea Party) as opposing a tax cut, offering tacit support for "higher taxes!"
That could cost them a great many votes.  |
As I said, it's already happened. It didn't generate much backlash. Maybe backlash will begin next week, after the August 2nd cutoff or when some other compromise is made (yeah, as if the republicans in congress will allow
that).