Yesterday I wrote about how Republicans abandoned the debt talks, when it has seemed they were making progress. Since then Democrats in the meeting have spoken out explained, just what was on the table that got Cantor’s and Kyl’s panties in such a big bunch that they feared to even discuss it. The reasons won’t surprise you. The pettiness may.

Not even a surprise anymore… this is what caused Eric Cantor to bolt from the debt-ceiling negotiations entirely, rather than have to listen to such scary stories : Democrats want to close tax loopholes that benefit oil companies, and eliminate a tax preference that gives corporate aircraft a friendlier depreciation schedule than commercial aircraft. Additionally, Van Hollen said, Democrats were proposing to phase out tax deductions and certain credits for people making more than $500,000 a year. These would be paired with a reduction in the tax burden on lower earners, by eliminating existing limitations on their deductions. “Folks with over $500,000, we’re going to phase out your deductions and some of your tax credit,” Van Hollen said. […] So brave, brave Eric Cantor left in a huff. Hey, we’re in a time of national crisis and everything, but reduce tax breaks for the rich, making them share the burden ever-so-slightly? Oh, we can’t have that… [emphasis added]

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There it is. God forbid that the Koch brothers should have to depreciate their fleet of jets on the same schedule as commercial airliners, that are much more heavily used.

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Here’s the bottom line. Just as Rachel said it’s Robin Hood in reverse. Republicans are taking from YOU to give to the rich. They would through the whole nation under the bus to take more from you and give more to the rich. Are you going to help kick their foul seditious butts onto unemployment?