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4 weird effects of going over the fiscal cliff
Posted on December 30, 2012, at 4:30 PMWe all know about the steep tax hikes and spending cuts scheduled to slam the country come Jan. 1. But what about a massive spike in the price of milk?
Who will voters blame if the U.S. goes over the fiscal cliff?
Posted on December 28, 2012, at 11:22 AMDemocrats and Republicans are already hurling accusations at each other
John Boehner's fiscal cliff 'Plan B' failure: What now?
Posted on December 21, 2012, at 6:50 AMHouse Republicans refuse to go along with Speaker Boehner's proposal to let tax rates rise for people making more than $1 million
The fiscal cliff: Calculate how much it will cost you
Posted on December 20, 2012, at 6:51 AMThere's still no deal to prevent the double-whammy of harsh tax hikes and spending cuts kicking in on Jan. 1. Who will feel the most pain if we take the plunge?
A fiscal cliff deal: Are we almost there yet?
Posted on December 18, 2012, at 10:45 AMThe president and House Speaker John Boehner seem closer than ever to a compromise. Will their parties go along?
Should Congress raise the eligibility age for Medicare?
Posted on December 13, 2012, at 3:40 PMGoing from 65 to 67 would save more than $100 billion over the next decade
Paul Brandus: America already drove over a fiscal cliff
Posted on December 13, 2012, at 6:15 AMThe steep tax hikes and spending cuts set to take effect at year's end pale in comparison to what the country weathered just a few years ago
Blame ordinary Americans for our fiscal cliff problems
Posted on December 12, 2012, at 1:10 PMVoters overwhelmingly want Washington to solve the country's budget problems. But they reject nearly every meaningful proposition to do so
Could Obama sidestep a debt-ceiling showdown by minting $1 trillion coins?
Posted on December 7, 2012, at 3:23 PMSome say the Obama administration could avoid a brewing fight over raising the credit limit (yes, yet again) by minting super valuable coins — and spending them
Mitch McConnell's amazing filibuster of his own bill
Posted on December 7, 2012, at 9:10 AMAs the Senate minority leader discovered, political point-scoring doesn't always go as planned
The perverse, backward incentives of the fiscal cliff fight
Posted on December 6, 2012, at 10:30 AMIf the GOP wins, the biggest losers are states that voted for Mitt Romney. If Obama wins? Blue states pay up
Will another debt-ceiling fight send America over the fiscal cliff?
Posted on December 6, 2012, at 7:10 AMPresident Obama is insistent that the fiscal-cliff battle not be a prelude to a debt-limit war in February, as the GOP is reportedly hoping
Fiscal cliff fallout: The conservative rebellion against John Boehner
Posted on December 5, 2012, at 7:00 AMDemocrats weren't impressed with Boehner's gauzy $800 million revenue offer, but some on the Right are downright livid
The fiscal cliff talks: Can a doomsday plan save the GOP?
Posted on December 4, 2012, at 9:10 AMIf the GOP can't beat President Obama on tax hikes for the rich, their sneakiest move might be to surrender
The House GOP's fiscal-cliff counteroffer: Inching toward a deal?
Posted on December 4, 2012, at 7:11 AMThe White House isn't impressed with the GOP's opening gambit, but this game of fiscal chess has finally started in earnest
Why Obama may be willing to go over the fiscal cliff
Posted on December 3, 2012, at 4:27 PMInsiders reportedly say the president doesn't want to let devastating automatic tax hikes and spending cuts take effect Jan. 1 — but will if he has to
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