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House Speaker John Boehner sounded a downbeat note Friday about talks to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" in less than four weeks, saying that "there is no progress to report," but sidestepped a question about whether Republicans would allow top tax rates to rise."There are a lot of things that are possible to put the revenues the president seeks on the table," Mr. Boehner said. "But none of it is going to be possible if the president insists on his position, insists on my way or the highway--that's not the way to get to an agreement."A spokesman said later Mr. Boehner didn't intend to indicate a change of position on rates.His comments came in response to a question about whether Republicans would be open to allowing the top individual rate to rise to a level of perhaps 37%--a rate that would also fall short of the 39.6% rate demanded by President Barack Obama.Shortly after Boehner spoke, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) created an opening when she said the fight was ...
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Stuart Varney & Juan Williams on Governor Romney & President Obama’s tax plans and whether they will help fix the economy.
Forbes Media Chairman Steve Forbes on the Presidential election and the need to rein in government regulations.
FBN’s Stuart Varney sounds off on the president’s concept of money and wealth.
Michael Linden of the Center for American Progress and Curtis Dubay of the Heritage Foundation debate the impact of tax increases on the economy.
Rep. Michael Grimm on Obama's tax plan and the potential devastating effects of the health-care law on the economy.
FBN's Liz MacDonald on how President Obama's new tax plan will impact small-business owners' wallets.
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InterMedia Partners Managing Director Leo Hindery on Obama’s plan to extend the tax cuts only for those who make less than $250,000.
National Economic Council Director Gene Sperling on Obama’s effort to extend the Bush tax cuts for those making under $250,000 and how it would affect small businesses.
Jack Ablin, Harris Private Bank CIO, on why he believes the market is oversold and why we’re seeing a post-election reset.
WSJ Editorial Board Member Steve Moore on the potential tax hikes in an effort to reach a deal on the fiscal cliff.
Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform discusses Simpson-Bowles and the confusion over Mitt Romney’s tax plan versus President Obama ’s current tax reform.
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Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist weighs in on the tax debate.
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