"The Cliff"
Fiscal Cliff: 10 Ways Obama, Congress Could Trim Without New Income Taxes, Entitlement Cuts
Posted: 11/30/2012 7:51 am EST Updated: 11/30/2012 8:55 pm EST
1. Prison Reform.
2. End the Drug War.
3. Let Medicare Negotiate With Big Pharma.
4. Offshore Tax Havens.
5. De-privatize Government Contract Work.
6. Print More Money.
7. Print Less Money.
8. Immigration: Less Detention, More Ankle Bracelets.
9. Financial Speculation Tax.
10. Carbon Tax.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/30/fiscal-cliff-10-ways-obama-congress-_n_2215099.html
10 Ways to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff
The money's there if you know where to look for it.
Stop giving investors a sweetheart deal
Additional revenue: $533 billion over 10 years
Quit subsidizing mansions and vacation homes
Additional revenue: $214.6 billion over 10 years
End the "step up" giveaway on inherited stocks
Additional revenue: $764 billion over 10 years
Revitalize the "death tax"
Additional revenue: $432 billion over 10 years
Heed America's favorite investment guru
Additional revenue: $171 billion over 10 years
Reset back to Clinton-era tax rates for upper incomes
Additional revenue: $442 billion over 10 years
Take agribusiness giants off the federal teat
Additional revenue: $112 billion over 10 years
End oil and gas drilling in Washington, DC
Additional revenue: $158 billion over 10 years
Forget cap and trade: Impose a carbon tax instead
Additional revenue: $1.25 trillion over 10 years
Stop giving corporations an excuse to hide profits and send jobs abroad
Additional revenue: $583 billion over 10 years
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/11/10-easy-ways-avoid-fiscal-cliff