November 09, 2012
The voters might have told the Republicans that they would have to compromise on their position on taxes, but the Washington Post told them that they don’t. The paper used a news article to imply that congressional Republicans are showing flexibility when they are just repeating the same position they have been putting forward for years. The article told readers:
“chastened Republican leaders have lined up behind Boehner to offer a compromise on taxes, until now a major stumbling block.”
Actually the Republicans are not offering a compromise, they are offering the same position that they offered before and that Governor Romney put forward in his presidential campaign. They are proposing to eliminate some loopholes in exchange for a reduction in tax rates. If the Washington Post is successful in convincing the public that this longstanding Republican position is a compromise, then there will be no need for them to offer a real compromise.
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