Obama visits Va. family to pitch fiscal plan

December 6, 2012 @ 11:06 am


President Barack Obama walks over to shake hands with business leaders before speaking about the fiscal cliff during an address before the Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) | Zoom
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FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - President Barack Obama is visiting a middle-class family in suburban Washington as he continues to push for a plan to extend tax cuts to all but the top 2 percent of earners.

Obama, visiting the Northern Virginia home of Tiffany and Richard Santana, said every day that passes without a solution to the fiscal problem creates more stress and uncertainty for American families.

The president called the problem solvable, but added: "The closer it gets to the brink the more stress there is going to be."

Obama is trying to keep up pressure on Republicans to avoid a so-called fiscal cliff of automatic tax increases and across-the board spending cuts set for Jan. 1. Tiffany Santana said the tax increase would amount to two months' rent for her family.


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  • maplefish wrote...
    Ohhh Come On!
    November 9, 2012 9:50 am
    Enough already with this Class Warfare B.S.!!!! Anybody with half a brain knows that the RICH ALREADY PAY 70% of the Taxes in this country...We don't have a revenue problem. We have a SPENDING PROBLEM!!! Grow the eF UP Democrats!!!!
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  • SickofSeattleite wrote...
    it's true the Obama Administration is spending trillions the American people do not have.
    November 27, 2012 5:29 am
    The Treasury office reported an additional 24 billion requested on Friday November 23 putting the National debt at 16.3 trillion dollars people! How can anyone support this kind of reckless spending?
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  • CH wrote...
    Anybody with half a brain knows that the RICH ALREADY PAY 70% . . . .
    November 27, 2012 7:43 am
    now we want the other 30%. Hey 1/2 brain your saying the rich pay more than 12% in taxes? 39 is our number for the rich!
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  • It's me! Ha ha! wrote...
    Why is the Dear Leader even talking to us Americans about his "Plan"?
    November 27, 2012 1:31 pm
    Obama is UN accountable! He need NO public support to do or get anything he wants!

    Why the public charade?

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