- All I Want for Christmas is a New GOP - You call that governing? Amid dismal fiscal-cliff talks & an even worse reaction to the shooting in Newtown, Mark McKinnon throws cold water on his wayward party. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/12/24/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-a-new-gop.html 47 comments politics
- Deficit 'fiscal cliff' bill actually spends $330 billion more according to CBO- Washington Times http://www.washingtontimes.com/blog/inside-politics/2013/jan/1/deficit-fiscal-cliff-bill-actually-spends-330-bill/ 21 comments politics
- Yglesias: The winners and losers in the fiscal cliff deal (hint: the rich won) http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2013/01/fiscal_cliff_deal_who_are_the_winners_and_losers_in_the_bargain_between.html 5 comments politics
- We are going over the fiscal cliff. Confirmed. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/u/us_fiscal_cliff_votes?site=kvue&section=home&template=default&ctime=2012-12-31-16-19-39 223 comments politics
- Obama Warns the Rich that the Fiscal Cliff is Just a Down Payment on Paying Their Fair Share http://www.politicususa.com/obama-warns-rich-fiscal-cliff-payment-paying-fair-share.html 18 comments politics
- Obama blames GOP for fiscal cliff on 'Meet the Press': "I would caution against this notion of ‘well, both sides are just kind of unwilling to cooperate.’ That’s just not true,” Obama said. http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/12/obama-meet-the-press-fiscal-cliff.php 182 comments politics
- Source: Obama Not Making New Offer To Avert Fiscal Cliff http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/source-obama-not-making-new-offer-to-avert-fiscal 28 comments politics
- Americans blame Republicans more than Democrats for fiscal cliff: Reuters/Ipsos poll | Reuters http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/27/us-usa-fiscal-poll-idusbre8bq0j620121227 3 comments politics
- jon-brod: Patch and Starbucks Ask Washington to 'Come Together' to Avoid Fiscal Cliff http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-brod/patch-and-starbucks-come-together_b_2365740.html 3 comments politics
- Pelosi Puts The Squeeze On Boehner In Fiscal Cliff Debate http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/12/pelosi-says-no-concessions-to-help-boehner-in-fiscal-cliff-talks.php 4 comments politics
- Obama Drops the Hammer on Republicans and Pulls Back His Last Fiscal Cliff Proposal after House Republicans imploded over their own Plan B http://www.politicususa.com/obama-drops-hammer-republicans-pulls-fiscal-cliff-proposal.html 107 comments politics
- The ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Is A Hoax. ...John Boehner, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) would have us to believe America is going to collapse if the already impoverished somehow don’t ... become abject impoverished. http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/12/15/the-fiscal-cliff-is-a-hoax/ 3 comments politics
- Gallup: 70% of Americans want Government Leaders to Compromise on Fiscal Cliff http://www.gallup.com/poll/159161/americans-leaders-compromise-fiscal-cliff.aspx 3 comments politics
- Boehner: 'No progress' toward resolving fiscal cliff http://firstread.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/07/15754287-boehner-no-progress-toward-resolving-fiscal-cliff?lite&ocid=msnhp&pos=1 5 comments politics
- White House rejects GOP fiscal cliff counteroffer http://www.boston.com/business/news/2012/12/03/white-house-rejects-gop-fiscal-cliff-counteroffer/4wps7hptgforqmknnjxyak/story.html 6 comments politics
- House Republicans Present Counter Offer On Fiscal Cliff To White House http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/03/house-republicans-fiscal-cliff-offer_n_2233408.html?utm_hp_ref=politics 5 comments politics
- Boehner Refuses To Specify A GOP Alternative To Avert Fiscal Cliff. http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/12/02/1268811/boehner-refuses-to-specify-which-spending-cuts-he-would-support/ 5 comments politics
- Fun Facts About the Fiscal Cliff http://reason.com/archives/2012/12/01/if-you-dont-think-spending-is-at-the-roo 41 comments moderatepolitics
- Top U.S. Republican John Boehner: will work with Obama to avoid fiscal cliff, would accept new revenue (taxes) under the right conditions http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/07/usa-campaign-boehner-idusl1e8m7itf20121107 14 comments politics
- 77% of americans will pay higher taxes in 2013 despite fiscal cliff deal. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/02/fiscal-cliff-raise-taxes_n_2395559.html 14 comments politics
- Obama and the Democrats were holding all the cards in the "fiscal cliff" crisis ... and yet they still folded http://socialistworker.org/2013/01/03/holding-all-the-cards-and-they-folded 29 comments politics
- Ed Schultz: Obama Took "Republicans To The Cleaners" In Fiscal Cliff Deal | RealClearPolitics http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/12/31/ed_schultz_obama_took_republicans_to_the_cleaners_in_fiscal_cliff_deal.html 36 comments politics
- ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Deal Also Doles Out Millions For Hollywood, Railroads, Rum Producers http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/01/fiscal-cliff-deal-also-doles-out-millions-for-hollywood-railroads-rum-producers/ 4 comments politics
- CBO: 'Fiscal cliff' deal carries $4 trillion price tag over next decade. http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/economy/275095-cbo-fiscal-cliff-deal-carries-4-trillion-price-tag 3 comments politics
- AP: Congress will not meet fiscal cliff deadline. http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/congress-will-not-meet-monday-midnight-deadline/ta7rlyddeeiv6htyyo6poq.cspx?rss=3030 3 comments politics
- 'Fiscal cliff' deal emerging. http://news.yahoo.com/ap-sources-fiscal-cliff-deal-emerging-172515776--finance.html 4 comments politics
- Democrats are now pushing for tax cuts they once opposed as the "fiscal cliff" approaches. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/fiscal-cliff/democrats-now-pushing-for-tax-cuts-they-once-opposed/2012/12/25/bc318a84-4df4-11e2-950a-7863a013264b_story.html?post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost 3 comments politics
- We are facing a fiscal cliff. Instead of addressing it, this is what our 'representatives' feel is priority. http://video.foxnews.com/v/2053701773001/ 3 comments politics
- Obama Told Boehner ‘You Get Nothing’ in Fiscal Cliff Talks -- Obama's negotiating stance is a lot firmer than many have given him credit for. Obama has been negotiating from total strength. At one point telling Boehner, 'You get nothing.' http://www.politicususa.com/obama-told-boehner-you-nothing-fiscal-cliff-talks.html 242 comments politics
- Signaling new movement in “fiscal cliff” talks, House Speaker John Boehner has proposed raising the top rate for earners making more than $1 million, a person familiar with the negotiations said. http://swampland.time.com/2012/12/15/ap-source-boehner-offers-millionaire-tax-hike/ 5 comments politics
- Taxing the Rich: why $250,000 became the benchmark - Some Democrats wanted an income threshold well above $250,000. But since the election & 'fiscal cliff' talks, that's the number Obama has settled on. Here's what's behind it. http://www.csmonitor.com/usa/dc-decoder/decoder-wire/2012/1214/taxing-the-rich-why-250-000-became-the-benchmark?nav=87-frontpage-entryinsidemonitor 28 comments politics
- The GOP's Holiday Gift Guide: Pain for the Poor, Ponies for the Rich. Republicans are using the fiscal cliff to extract payback. Fiscal Cliff better described as an “Austerity Bomb" http://www.nextnewdeal.net/price-point/gops-holiday-gift-guide-pain-poor-ponies-rich 31 comments politics
- David Price's arbitration-avoiding contract constructed to beat the fiscal cliff and helps the Rays if he's traded mid-season http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/david-price-tampa-bay-rays-new-contract-10-million-dollars-new-years-eve-avoids-fiscal-cliff-saves-pitcher-six-figures-011513 4 comments baseball
- After The Fiscal Cliff Deal: Estate And Gift Tax Explained - Forbes http://onforb.es/weljdn 9 comments tax
- We may Face even bigger budget battles in the next two months after a hard-fought "fiscal cliff" deal. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/03/us-usa-fiscal-idusbre8a80wv20130103 4 comments politics
- Mortgage-interest deduction could be on the table in ‘fiscal cliff’ debate http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/mortgage-interest-deduction-could-be-on-the-table-in-fiscal-cliff-debate/2012/11/28/4cfb81b0-335f-11e2-bfd5-e202b6d7b501_story.html 5 comments politics
- Sen. Lindsey Graham (R): Contractors should issue layoff notices before November's election as a way to pressure Congress to address the so-called "fiscal cliff." http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/07/30/13037718-sen-graham-contractors-should-issue-layoff-notices-before-election 8 comments politics
- Norquist on fiscal cliff: "There's a compromise;" peasants not sending enough money into Washington is not the problem – CNN Press Room - CNN.com Blogs http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/12/norquist-on-fiscal-cliff-theres-a-compromise-peasants-not-sending-enough-money-into-washington-is-not-the-problem/ 11 comments politics
- If Congress doesn't act before January 1, 2013 to avoid the fiscal cliff, 30 tax breaks will expire and the average American family will see their tax bill rise by $3,800. http://www.efile.com/taxmageddon-2012-bush-tax-cuts-fiscal-cliff-2013/ 7 comments politics
- Tax cuts for business, pay cuts for workers. The Fiscal Cliff deal will accomplish a further redistribution of wealth from the bottom to the top. Big business and many wealthy investors will reap tax cuts, while every working class earner will be hit by a tax increase of 2 percent. http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/01/05/fisc-j05.html 8 comments politics