U.S. Headed For 'Fiscal Cliff'

American Voices • Opinion • ISSUE 48•34 • Aug 23, 2012

According to the Congressional Budget Office, if Republicans and Democrats don't resolve their budget stalemate by year’s end, they may push the nation over a "fiscal cliff," with automatic spending cuts and tax increases causing a new recession and 2 million job losses in 2013. What do you think?

“Okay, that doesn’t sound good. How much do we have in savings?”
Patti Tostado –
Butcher
“I’d be more interested in this issue if you told me one specific party to blame.”
Donald Borchers –
Ammonia Still Operator
“Wow, really? Just like Nostradamus predicted.”
Curtis Garsha –
Unemployed

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