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Home Front: Politix
The One Single Reason Why We're Going Over the Fiscal Cliff
2012-12-20
Politicians are in charge of this issue.
Posted by:tipper

#8  I disagree with the notion that GOP cannot force dems to cut spending: all they have to do is not pass an increase to the debt ceiling. The GIvernment will be force to only spend what comes in. The dems won't last one missed GIvernment check cycle. Of course that requires the GOP to stick together and play hardball. So off the cliff we go.
Posted by: Airandee   2012-12-20 18:41  

#7  Every cloud has a silver lining
Budget Talk Delays Could Stall 100 Million Returns: Taxes
Posted by: tipper   2012-12-20 17:30  

#6  Is that the same Harry Reid who has been refusing a vote on any sort of a budget for 4 years running now?
Posted by: CrazyFool   2012-12-20 16:38  

#5  Harry Reid said today that he will not allow the Plan B to come up for a vote in the Senate, blaming Republicans' refusal to compromise. Buttwipe.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2012-12-20 16:28  

#4  Update
‘Plan B’ Vote Set for Thursday Evening
The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to begin voting at between 7:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. EST Thursday on a backup plan developed by House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) to avoid looming tax increases and spending cuts next year.
Posted by: tipper   2012-12-20 14:27  

#3  It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once. - David Hume

F.A. Hayek, The Road to Serfdom, pg. 35.
Posted by: Besoeker   2012-12-20 13:40  

#2  We will go over the fiscal cliff if, and only if, it benefits Champ.
Posted by: Iblis   2012-12-20 13:32  

#1  It's a lie. They're pretending it's 'politicians' when IMHO the singular form of the noun is more appropriate.

It's not as if we have a real budgetary process we could use if he wanted to.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2012-12-20 12:39  

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