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Tackle the basic questions of the deficit that given the partisan politics you could come up with a comprehensive deal on spending, tax aigs and everything else? >> that doesn't seem like a thing to take up in a lame duck session which, you know, i mean, you know, here is the problem. the congress tried to pass a deficit commission that would have real teeth and it couldn't do it because the republicans were afraid that would be an excuse to raise taxes and democrats thought an excuse to sut social programs so president obama appointed an advisory panel instead. i happened to see senator simps...
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