“"The President told Democratic Congressional leaders today that he was open to compromise, but he would oppose even a temporary extension of the Bush tax cuts if it did not include an extension of benefits for the unemployed and extensions of the other tax cuts that benefit middle class families," a White House official told the Huffington Post.””
Although this sound like it is a new solution it had been worked out with the Republicans prior to the vote in the Senate. The Tax break extension being bandied about is suppose to be for two years. Unnamed sources say.(Altnet)
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