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Claudia Taylor

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January 31, 2013
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Obama’s version of sacrifice is economic suicide

President Obama is demanding sacrifice from those who are the job creators and employers of most working Americans by not extending tax cuts to them. He is not sacrificing, however, when it comes to Congress and federal workers. He just gave them a raise that amounts to $1.1 billion a year over the next 10 years. Furthermore, the “deal” that the Senate finally passed in the wee hours Dec. 31 included $41 dollars of tax increases versus every $1 of spending cuts. That’s right! This is economic suicide! Working taxpayers who are forthright, honest citizens, like you, are still bearing …

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