Republicans walk out on middle class tax cut!

First, the payroll tax cut is not a Bush tax cut, Obama did it last year.

Second, a two month extension is a nightmare to administer for those companies who have payroll. Ever managed the ins and outs of actually doing a payroll run? Companies are already planning on it expiring and then to be told they have to program to do the tax cut for only two more months, and then who knows what.

Third, how exactly is the Social Security "Trust Fund" going to be repaid for this tax cut because SS is supposed to be self funded but not when you cut revenues by 16%.

AC your such a troll.

He has a point though, what is the republican excuse to raise taxes for the working class, but will do everything they can to avoid raising taxes on the rich? Its really a simple question.

Second, a two month extension is a nightmare to administer for those companies who have payroll. Ever managed the ins and outs of actually doing a payroll run?

I handle payroll, and i really don't see how it would be nightmare. It might be a lot of data entry to change a line item depending on the payroll software, however with quickbooks and peachtree its a matter of downloading the automatic payroll update.

Let's be clear, House Republicans don't care if it's a year or 2 months. They're mad it's not loaded with enough pork, tax breaks for the rich and Keystone drilling riders for their liking.

keystone drilling? thought it was a pipeline, didn't know you drilled a pipeline. I agree even though its pointless to do only 2 months, they should of passed it.

You are correct call Linecrosser (call Ripley’s), should have said that Republicans are holding the payroll tax cut for the middle class hostage over the Keystone Pipeline…

Actually it was in both bills that passed both houses.

Err was in original house bill that passed to senate and again in senate version that was sent back to house that they are now doing the stupid dance about.

AC - i though King Bush tax cuts were evil. Aren't you glad they are expiring? I would have though you be celebrating the end of another part of the Bush reign.

It's funny to listen to all the whinny liberals cry about how George Bush tax cuts should be extended.

Then again a two month fix just shows how lazy and incompetent the senate is. If the best Obama can do is kick it down the road 2 months while he goes on another vacation - God help us all.

WE NEED TO STOP BUNDLING BILLS TOGETHER! So much junk get slammed on the back of necessary bills. While I'm not really sure where I stand on the pipeline issue, it has nothing to do with tax breaks. If we are gonna take the environmental risk of pumping oil across our nation we should not be loading it on tankers and shipping it around the world. Last I checked we needed petrol.

The 2 month extension is fools gold, if it's good enough for 2 months than it should be good enough for 12 or infinity. Why setup another showdown 60 days down the road just to have political theater again on the matter.

Pay for it out of the war machine and bring our troops home.

toledoramblingman...this is Obama's tax cut. Believe it or not YOUR taxes are lower under Obama than they were under Bush.

As for kick the can, it was the Senate who negotiated the two month bill, not Obama. The Senate Republicans got their pipeline for Canada and China. They Republican Senate were then hoping to then negotiate further in two more months for more multi-national corporate welfare…

according to what I read, the pipeline is going to run all the Alberta Tar Sands oil straight to the Gulf of Mexico, diverting it from going to Midwest refineries, which will jack up Midwest prices up to 30 cents more. So the pipeline would just fuck Middle America, the so-called "flyover" states, up the ass, so people elsewhere could have even cheaper gas. Fuck that noise.

When you say "F" middle america, do you mean pleasant sexual experience or a rape type encounter.
Same question for "F" that noise.

And Peachtree just snaps their fingers and writes new program lines in an instant? No, it takes time. And what does circular E for 2012 say? So short sighted on the actual behind the scenes stuff that makes it so easy for you to download an update and for all the companies that do not use QB or Peachtree or the companies who have their own systems.

Now that a compromise has been agreed to, I'll add a fourth - a two month extension does nothing for economic growth and spending. You cant go and buy a new car with it, you can maybe buy an iPod or new cell phone, maybe a cheap set of tires for your car. It's a waste of time and nothing more than election year politics to advance it for two months, let alone the whole thought hat Obama did it for just a year to being with - so he was the one that wanted to raise taxes on working people when he allowed this to have a one year expiration to begin with.

What midwest refineries? Be nice if they would just build some refineries up there in North Dakota instead of pumping crude to gulf coast.