Boehner’s ‘Plan B’ Failure Leaves Him Without Alternative
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U.S. House Speaker John Boehner’s “Plan B” wasn’t supposed to be his real plan.
The proposal, which called for a tax increase on income above $1 million, was designed in part to push fellow Republicans closer to Boehner’s original offering to President Barack Obama in budget talks that called for a combination of revenue increases and spending cuts, according to two people with knowledge of the strategy.