Here is the solution no one has discussed. Why not use reconciliation (which the Rethugs used under Bush to pass these tax cuts in the first place) to extend the tax cuts for the middle class for a decade, while letting the tax cuts on the rich expire.
This is the perfect solution. We KNOW we have the votes. 53 senators in the Senate voted for middle class tax cuts. We just need to hold 51 of these (or 50 with Vice-President Biden's vote).
We know we have enough votes in the House. So why not do it!
A simple solution: tax cuts for the middle class, deficit savings by raising the tax rates on the wealthy back to the level they were at during the Clinton administration.
Who is with me on this!