US consumer confidence falls on fiscal cliff fears

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3. Fiscal cliff: Taxes are going up and spending is going down

I thought the media was telling us that people are very concerned of debt and the deficit? This will allegedly help fix both.

I mean the Republicans who told us that tax cuts would create millions of jobs now tell us that the supposed lack of government austerity (as long as it doesn't affect rich people, pork, and defense) is the only thing that is stopping businesses from creating megatons of jobs.