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Sunday, November 25, 2012

Graham will "violate" the Norquist pledge

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"entitlement reform"??  Excuse me, but if he's talking about SocSec, that is NOT an entitlement!  We pay into that program and deserve it!
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Lindsey Graham: 'I Will Violate The Pledge' To Not Increase Taxes
By Arthur Delaney, November 25, 2012 

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"When you're $16 trillion in debt, the only pledge we should be making to each other is to avoid becoming Greece, and Republicans -- Republicans should put revenue on the table," Graham said on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." "We're this far in debt. We don't generate enough revenue. Capping deductions will help generate revenue. Raising tax rates will hurt job creation.

"So I agree with Grover, we shouldn't raise rates. But, I think Grover is wrong when it comes to [saying] we can't cap deductions and buy down debt," Graham continued. "I want to buy down debt and cut rates to create jobs, but I will violate the pledge, long story short, for the good of the country, only if Democrats will do entitlement reform."

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1 comment:

Kardnos said...

Eliminate the cap on Social Security and never worry again about funding