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					Originally Posted by Jim in CT  It's also been amazing to me, how much energy Obama puts into his notion of increasing the taxes on those making more than $250,000.  Obama is obsessed with this.  Yet, the CBO says the revenue from those tax hikes will pay for - wait for it - NINE DAYS of federal spending.  Nine days.  Problem solved?? 
The GOP should just let him do it, and when absolutely nothing improves as a result, we can say "I told you so.  Now let's talk about what will actually address our problems."
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 Has Pres. Obama's said that he only will agree to raising taxes and not cutting spending?