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'fiscal cliff' = time for a Grand Bargain AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #1
let the tax cuts expire loyalkydem Nov 2012 #2
Sounds good to me JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2012 #3
Sure, do something about the "fiscal cliff" - in January! JackRiddler Nov 2012 #11
Me too. & Not sure why that's not PO's "ace in the hole". Can it really affect consumers THAT much?? patrice Nov 2012 #9
I'm going to go find some of those charts showing how much these tax cuts are per income patrice Nov 2012 #12
Change in Average Tax Rates From Extending Tax Cuts (% points by income quintile) : patrice Nov 2012 #16
sounds like it's going to get the shock doctrine treatment leftyohiolib Nov 2012 #4
When I read that Social Security and Medicare are up for cuts, JDPriestly Nov 2012 #5
+1 DJ13 Nov 2012 #8
I hope you know there are "cuts" and then there are cuts to Medicare. Some of it NEEDS to be done patrice Nov 2012 #10
They are planning the cuts to save money, not to improve service. JDPriestly Nov 2012 #17
I know for a concrete fact that those "they" are not the only "they" out there & there ARE patrice Nov 2012 #18
This is what I have found to be true in real life, as well. freshwest Nov 2012 #19
Full speed ahead! Iggo Nov 2012 #6
Always the next bottom line. RC Nov 2012 #7
I'm sorry, that's nonsense. JackRiddler Nov 2012 #13
Please read the rest of the post. RC Nov 2012 #14
Sure... JackRiddler Nov 2012 #21
I agree with this, because IT'S ALL DEBT TO BEGIN WITH, so transfer some of the debt management patrice Nov 2012 #15
Seriously? You're going to play the Christmas card on this? harun Nov 2012 #20
That's a "Duh" that sadly they had to actually state for our news bubble underpants Nov 2012 #22
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