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Why Economists Are United in Their Hatred of the Fiscal Cliff Deal
One of the truths revealed by the debate over the fiscal cliff is that lawmakers in Washington are in bitter disagreement over the cause of and solution to our...

Viewpoint: Why We Should Go Over the Fiscal Cliff
We have nothing to fear from the cliff, and it will get us closer to fundamental tax reform
The Timing of the Fiscal Cliff
Without a plan to avert the “fiscal cliff,” Congress realistically has two days on which it can pass a bill this year: Dec. 28 and 31. The President and the...
Business Leaders Dive Into the Fiscal Cliff Debate
If you’re already tired of talk of the “fiscal cliff” brace yourself Several businessfriendly deficitunfriendly groups have launched wellfunded campaigns...

Why the Fiscal Cliff is the Wrong Thing to Worry About
The resolution of the Fiscal Cliff will probably no solve much, while little attention is paid to the real economic problems.

Will the Global Economy Tumble Off America’s Fiscal Cliff?
If the U.S. can’t resolve its looming budget problems, the fallout could plunge the entire world economy into a chasm

The Making of a Cliffhanger
Is the term "fiscal cliff" too alarmist? The man who coined it thinks not

Viewpoint: Where Republicans Are Going Wrong On The Fiscal Cliff
They are heading for defeat by focusing on taxes instead of government spending

As Fiscal Cliff Approaches, Mayors Warn of the Toll on Cities
The fiscal cliff would be a bear for all Americans, but it would devastate U.S. cities

Washington’s Lemmings Head for the Fiscal Cliff
The incentives are lined up for the White House and Congress to miss their self-imposed Dec. 31 deadline.
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GOP ponders how to capitalize on Obama's woes
Some of Congress' biggest actions lately -- including the January'' fiscal cliff'' tax increase, and the March'' sequestration'' budget cuts -- began as mutually...
Entitlements' unimpeded growth is boon to seniors
[... ] partisan clashes that produced the'' fiscal cliff'' and the automatic cuts have made matters even worse, said the group's vice president, Jim Kessler. According to...
Entitlements' unimpeded growth is boon to seniors
[... ] partisan clashes that produced the'' fiscal cliff'' and the automatic cuts have made matters even worse, said the group's vice president, Jim Kessler. According to...
Column: Playing politics with crisis is inevitable
[... ] when today's lawmakers do find solutions in the midst of crisis, those accords usually are forged at the last minute and only after intense partisan wrangling, such as when the country was about to head over the so-called'' fiscal cliff ...


