Athens continues to negotiate with the Troika to get a 2-year extension for its deficit targets, but reports surfaced indicating Troika estimates for Greek debt-to-GDP were raised to 179.7% in this year and 181.3% in 2013.

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And if we truly care about our deficit, we simply cannot afford a permanent extension of the tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% of Americans.

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Or will they seek deficit spending as they did on the unemployment benefit extension bill?

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It's a nod to the budget deficit and is also intended to help pay for the extension of existing tax goodies.

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And if we truly care about our deficit, we simply can't afford a permanent extension of the tax cuts for the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans.

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