 michigan gop congressmen side with dems on fiscal cliff deal  when will the conservative republicans in congress stand up to the progressive democrats republicans and socialists who are running moving our country ever closer to bankruptcy the sad things is that the 5 of michigan rsquo s gop congressmen voted for it including dan benishek dave camp candice miller mike rogers fred upton give credit to the 5 of michigan rsquo s gop congressmen voted against passage of the bill for it including justin amash bill huizenga tim walberg speaker john boehner and vice presidential candidate paul ryan also voted for the bill the deal will 1 will extend tax cuts for individuals making less than 400000 and couples making less than 450000 2 raise the top rate on estate taxes and capital gains 3 extend unemployment benefits for one year 4 block a 27 percent cut in medicare payments to doctors 5 delay for two months the acrosstheboard spending cuts known as the sequester 6 will add roughly 4 trillion to the deficit 7 the bill has 15 billion in spending cuts while increasing tax revenues by 620 billion mdash a 411 ratio of tax increases to spending cuts is this a deal that you would have agreed to is it time for a new speaker of the house for an article on the real deal and what it means to all of us click on the following story link  http reasoncom blog 20130102 fiscalcliffdealraisestaxesdelaysse 19  michigan gop congressmen side with dems fiscal cliff deal  