President Obama plans to play hardball when it comes to raising taxes on the wealthy, according to White House spokesmen, and is willing to let the country go over the “fiscal cliff” if Republican lawmakers don’t cooperate. “This is a choice of the Republican Party,” White House … [Read more...]
Obama Invites Lawmakers to White House Tax Talks
Has an olive branch been extended in Washington? In a Nov. 9 press conference President Obama told Republican lawmakers he was “open to compromise” in order to solve the nation’s approaching fiscal cliff debacle—when massive spending cuts and expiring tax cuts will simultaneously … [Read more...]