Fiscal Cliff Worries Further Depress Stock Market
The prospect of the president and Congress "fixing" the problem is depressing
The prospect of the president and Congress "fixing" the problem is depressing
But not by politicians, if recent bloviating is any guide
With the fiscal cliff approaching both the left and right are ready to misinterpret Europe's economic woes.
At a White House press conference today, President Obama reiterated his campaign argument that any deficit reduction plan must include tax hikes on top earners.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said fiscal cliff negotiations cannot include changes to the huge program
Fiscal Cliff, Benghazi, tax cuts, and Petraeus affair all expected to be addressed
Trying to build public support for his deficit reduction plan
Feeling good about solving the mess they created
The party's message is confused, contradictory, and unconvincing.
Not to each other of course. It's not like the election punished either.
Says politicians talking about what to protect rather than what to cut
The electorate sent back the same bunch of politicians who haven't been able to agree over the last two years
Please don't hurt me, o victorious one
Not endorsing anyone but says something has to be done about the fiscal cliff or we're liable to get taken over
If there's no deal made on lowering the debt-to-GDP ratio
The spending reductions aren't actual cuts, just a largely across-the-board slowing of the growth of federal spending.
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