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[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

Remember when Obama's government made the Bush Tax Cuts permanent?

[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 25 points 9 months ago

Cherry picking probably won't work on Lemmy:

Obama overcame the sunset provisions and made the tax cuts permanent for single people earning less than $400,000 per year and couples making less than $450,000 per year, but did not stop the sunset provisions from applying to higher incomes, under the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bush_tax_cuts

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

I wasn't aware of that. Thanks for the info.

Also, let's not pretend that there isn't more to criticize here. Obama governed as a conservative.

[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 7 points 9 months ago

Oh I'm happy to criticize or congratulate anyone who makes a poor or good decision. It will be my opinion, of course ๐Ÿ˜‰

[-] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Congress, while Obama was President, made the tax cuts for poor and middle class people permanent. The tax cuts for the rich were always permanent.

[-] kofe@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago
[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 2 points 9 months ago

2012, but not for incomes over $400/450K.

[-] kofe@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Ah, so when Republicans had control of Congress?

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