Obama blows $800 billion in additional tax revenue

    Blame Obama’s insatiable insistence on more and more taxes for the collapse of the debt ceiling negotiations. In the Los Angeles Times, Peter Nicholas and Lisa Mascaro tell us that on Sunday, July 17, Obama and the Republicans had agreed upon “$800 billion in revenue increases.” On Tuesday, July 19, the Gang of Six unveiled its deficit reduction proposal that included more than $1 trillion in | Read More »