Government Shutdown Looms Large As Deal Talks Intensify

why is it the GOP gave the tax breaks to the rich.

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Bush's tax cuts for the rich are now Obama's tax cuts for the rich; in that Obama deal, the poor had their taxes INCREASED, and the payroll tax 'holiday' sets Social Security up for its end.
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