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Constitutional amendment that would just protect collective bargaining rights and not be as expansive as this last ballot -- a lot of people really saw as an overreach. something that was so sweeping that it just made voters too suspicious. >> rick pluta, capital bureau chief. thank you for your underground reporting on this. we appreciate it. the thing about most so-called doomsday plans, they have to do with what happens after doomsday. among the current republicans in congress, a doomsday p...

Around. so, again, you have a terrorist attack, your doomsday scenario, then theres this plan to help you survive it. that is what a doomsday plan usually is. this week, washington is really into another so-called doomsday plan. but its a weird kind of doomsday plan. its not a plan meant to save the country in the event of doomsday. it is a plan meant to create a doomsday scenario in the event that republicans have to compromise on tax rates. on monday, abcs jonathan carl explained how it worked...

Would just protect collective bargaining rights and not be as expansive as this last ballot -- a lot of people really saw as an overreach. something that was so sweeping that it just made voters too suspicious. >> rick pluta, capital bureau chief. thank you for your underground reporting on this. we appreciate it. the thing about most doomsday plans, they have to do with what happens after doomsday. among the current republicans in congress, a doomsday plan means something way different from t...

Typically a doomsday plan, it is meant to help you survive the thing that happens after doomsday. during the cold war, the u.s. had a doomsday plan meant to protect the president and ensure the continued functions of the u.s. government. in the event of a nuclear attack. so nuclear attack, your doomsday h happens then youve got your doomsday plan to try to survive it. in 2005, congress passed another doomsday plan meant to ensure the house could function in the aftermath of a terrorist attack th...

Would be the same effect. they considering a doomsday plan where house republicans would vote "present" on a bill that only extends the middle class tax cuts escaping blame for tax hikes on the 2 percent and wall street bigwigs are throwing in the towel and now calling the presidents plan to hike taxes to the tune of $2.16 trillion double what originally called, credible. pore like incredible if you ask my next guests who are livid. michelle, what happened? >>guest: well, there is a reason why f...

The country to force tax increases on all americans because a small group of republicans want to extend for 2% of americans? why does that make any sense. theres no reason why that should happen. we cant afford those tax rates. we cant afford them. so were not going to get to the end now without a recognition of republicans of that basic reality. thats going to be the responsible thing to do. my judgment is they are going to do it because theres no alternative to that. >> behind closed doors, re...

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Possibility. >> its a bit to latch on to that. they cannot settle on a position. very different from the last time around. and its true. the white house has said both publicly and privately, look, were prepared to see all the tax rates go up. what are you going to do about it? thats a very, very different dynamic from what weve seen before. interesting that only 65% number out there hasnt changed. republicans know that theyve got two-thirds of the country against them on this particular piece of...

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