Of course it was held up. They were waiting to see the spending cuts proposed by the president. So the spender and chief got what he wanted anyway. Why did the president lie, when he said taxes will not go up on the porrer and middle class ? Or are you going to to me SS is not a tax? I'm paying even more now for something I will probably never see. The ponzi scheme just got bigger.
Stop lying. (1) Income tax fell to the bush rates permanently with the bill. (2) The payroll tax holiday ended. (3) You must be a socialist if you wish for #2 to continue, so that somebody else can pay for you in your old age.
The fact: the GOP and Dem compromise means our income taxes are not going up by thousands of dollars annually.
Now we need both parties to begin working on spending cuts.