Posts Tagged ‘cliffs’

Three Fiscal Cliffs Approach

Politico: “The White House and Congress are facing three critical deadlines — the country hits its debt limit as early as mid-February, $ 1.2 trillion in automatic spending cuts take effect March 2, and the government runs out of money to fund operations later that month.” Tweet This Post

Analysis: After “fiscal cliff” dive, more battles, new cliffs

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Whether or not the "fiscal cliff" impasse is broken before the New Year's Eve deadline, there will be no post-cliff peace in Washington. With the political climate toxic in Congress as the cliff's steep tax hikes and spending cuts approach, other partisan fights loom, all over the issue that has paralyzed the [...]

Open thread: Betrayal, cliffs and national debt

What’s coming up on Sunday Kos … Book review: The Betrayal of the American Dream, by Laura Clawson 2012 In Review: Grading the Pollsters, by Steve Singiser The least bad option: Going over the cliff, by Armando The fear of young black men, by Denise Oliver Velez The problem with Hagel, by Scott Wooledge The [...]