pHow should Obama and Congress steer us away from the fiscal cliff?

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Cut spending across the board

22 %

Raise taxes on the wealthy

12 %

Cut entitlements

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May 19
DesignerLM voted

v Cut spending across the board
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May '13
Obsidion voted

v Raise taxes on the wealthy
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Apr '13
woogy1 voted

v Do nothing
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Apr '13
Bob_in_Rico voted

v Cut spending across the board
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Mar '13
anc713 voted

v Cut entitlements
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Mar '13
Joke_Insurance voted

v Cut spending across the board
Feb '13
Mike_Monacelli voted

v Cut entitlements
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Jan '13
bell voted

v Raise taxes on the wealthy
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Jan '13

cpier14

v Cut entitlements

yes cut entitlements if they tightened their belts and got rid of the fat (and there is alot of fat) they could save billions and most likely not have to touch the benefits the DESERVING now receive.

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Jan '13

LikkerdySplit

v Cut entitlements

people need to learn the value of hard work... we're a hard workin country but the weakness of the few is draggin us down cut the damn pensions for goverment workers by 80%, i respect what a policeman does but he dont deserve a 1.5million dollar pension, we just cant afford it, and if the noble policeman cant get it then the blood suckin pencil pushin beuracrat can surrender it entirely under pain of death cut the damn welfare, we dont need the democrats' plantation their buildin, the whipcrack been heard and it suffers us all and why are we givin all these billions and billions to these terrorist countries? then we can close the european military bases, they can f...

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Jan '13
Ironicguy endorsed Paul_Garcia

v Raise taxes on the wealthy
Dec '12
MobileAppDev endorsed Dallas_TX_Demz

v Raise taxes AND cut defense
Dec '12
mudpike voted

v Cut entitlements
Dec '12
AHutcheson voted

v Raise taxes on the wealthy
Dec '12
Ryuo voted

v Cut entitlements
Dec '12
Jan_Matt voted

v Raise taxes AND cut defense
Dec '12
Zach endorsed Clbraz78

v Cut spending across the board
Dec '12
johnbyars voted

v Cut spending across the board
Dec '12
D_T_Woodworth endorsed Big-R

v Cut spending across the board
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Dec '12
bman93 endorsed Clbraz78

v Cut spending across the board
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Dec '12
rudy1 endorsed GetAwake

v Cut spending across the board
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Dec '12
Calfarm voted

v Cut entitlements
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Dec '12
Bgreen4228 endorsed Clbraz78

v Cut spending across the board
Dec '12
tarakitten endorsed Mercury34

v Cut defense spending
Dec '12
Corey voted

v Cut spending across the board
Nov '12
sedriskell voted

v Raise taxes AND cut defense
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Nov '12

awbaldridge

v Raise taxes on the wealthy

The ratio of spending cuts to increased tax revenue in the upcoming "fiscal cliff" deal is 3 to 1. Meaning 75% of the deficit reduction in the current deal comes from spending cuts, while only 25% comes from increased tax revenue. Economists are saying that going over the fiscal cliff will temporarily hurt the economy and potentially throw us into another recession, not because of increased taxes, but because of the drastic reduction in spending. Not many people have a great grasp on how the economy works, but most people realize that spending boosts the economy. So to avoid the fiscal cliff, we need to focus more on generating tax revenue and less on cutting spending.

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Nov '12
Colin2k41 voted

v Cut spending across the board
Nov '12
Politic-n voted

v Cut entitlements
Nov '12
mrit endorsed Clbraz78

v Cut spending across the board
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Nov '12

johnnyo

v Do nothing

Allowing our economy to do what it was meant to would have saved America a long time ago. Restricted Governments and Free Markets can change everything for the American economy.

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Nov '12
lawnmowrman voted

v Do nothing
Nov '12

LALibertarian

v Cut spending across the board

It's sad how much wasteful spending this country does. Time for the Hill to become responsible adults instead of college freshmen with their first credit card.

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Nov '12

LargoMae

v Raise taxes on the wealthy

Raise Taxes on the Wealthy and Raise Taxes on Corporate America. Sadly, that will not happen for some time to come. America will go off the so called, fiscal cliff, short term. They've got too many balls in the air to juggle, without stopping the flow of capital. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/11/us-usa-fiscal-congress-idUSBRE8AA02620121111

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Nov '12
Sillpchs voted

v Cut spending across the board
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Nov '12
Kathier67 endorsed MoPac1

v Raise taxes on the wealthy
Nov '12
aymiah endorsed Rapn21

v Raise taxes AND cut defense
Nov '12
Harvey voted

v Raise taxes on the wealthy
Nov '12
Njorl voted

v Cut entitlements
Nov '12
Smoovious endorsed Clbraz78

v Cut spending across the board
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Nov '12
kmchubbs voted

v Cut entitlements
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Nov '12
kwwb voted

v Cut spending across the board
Nov '12
Benbrig voted

v Cut spending across the board
Nov '12
soxfan17881 voted

v Raise taxes on the wealthy
Nov '12

johnny_potseed

v Something else

Legalize industrial hemp farming. Legalize marijuana also. tax it.

B1

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Nov '12
Nolee_of_Araya endorsed Clbraz78

v Cut spending across the board
Nov '12
Susan endorsed Mercury34

v Cut defense spending
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Nov '12
chantal endorsed jessejaymes

v Raise taxes on the wealthy
Nov '12
branw3n endorsed from_erath

v Cut spending across the board
Nov '12

Neoconic

v Raise taxes on the wealthy

This so called Fiscal Cliff is worthless scare phrase. A deal will be worked out but idiots in the stock market who own shares and are clueless how things work are in a panic and I know as a corporate investor and stock trader. I see it everyday and am buying on the panic stocks like AA that could go to $5 but taking no chances and averaging down and look at Advanced Micro AMD. That company is going back in double digits and has traded lower, new CEO doing all the right things and they have financial backing abroad and debt is long term not short term and then there is ANR, BAC, AKS and AKS crashed for now reason thus I bought and own BAC under $5 and await IBM and App...

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Jan '13

cpier14

v Cut entitlements

yes cut entitlements if they tightened their belts and got rid of the fat (and there is alot of fat) they could save billions and most likely not have to touch the benefits the DESERVING now receive.

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Jan '13

LikkerdySplit

v Cut entitlements

people need to learn the value of hard work... we're a hard workin country but the weakness of the few is draggin us down cut the damn pensions for goverment workers by 80%, i respect what a policeman does but he dont deserve a 1.5million dollar pension, we just cant afford it, and if the noble policeman cant get it then the blood suckin pencil pushin beuracrat can surrender it entirely under pain of death cut the damn welfare, we dont need the democrats' plantation their buildin, the whipcrack been heard and it suffers us all and why are we givin all these billions and billions to these terrorist countries? then we can close the european military bases, they can f...

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Nov '12

awbaldridge

v Raise taxes on the wealthy

The ratio of spending cuts to increased tax revenue in the upcoming "fiscal cliff" deal is 3 to 1. Meaning 75% of the deficit reduction in the current deal comes from spending cuts, while only 25% comes from increased tax revenue. Economists are saying that going over the fiscal cliff will temporarily hurt the economy and potentially throw us into another recession, not because of increased taxes, but because of the drastic reduction in spending. Not many people have a great grasp on how the economy works, but most people realize that spending boosts the economy. So to avoid the fiscal cliff, we need to focus more on generating tax revenue and less on cutting spending.

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Nov '12

johnnyo

v Do nothing

Allowing our economy to do what it was meant to would have saved America a long time ago. Restricted Governments and Free Markets can change everything for the American economy.

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Nov '12

LALibertarian

v Cut spending across the board

It's sad how much wasteful spending this country does. Time for the Hill to become responsible adults instead of college freshmen with their first credit card.

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Nov '12

LargoMae

v Raise taxes on the wealthy

Raise Taxes on the Wealthy and Raise Taxes on Corporate America. Sadly, that will not happen for some time to come. America will go off the so called, fiscal cliff, short term. They've got too many balls in the air to juggle, without stopping the flow of capital. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/11/us-usa-fiscal-congress-idUSBRE8AA02620121111

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Nov '12

johnny_potseed

v Something else

Legalize industrial hemp farming. Legalize marijuana also. tax it.

B1

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Nov '12

Neoconic

v Raise taxes on the wealthy

This so called Fiscal Cliff is worthless scare phrase. A deal will be worked out but idiots in the stock market who own shares and are clueless how things work are in a panic and I know as a corporate investor and stock trader. I see it everyday and am buying on the panic stocks like AA that could go to $5 but taking no chances and averaging down and look at Advanced Micro AMD. That company is going back in double digits and has traded lower, new CEO doing all the right things and they have financial backing abroad and debt is long term not short term and then there is ANR, BAC, AKS and AKS crashed for now reason thus I bought and own BAC under $5 and await IBM and App...

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Nov '12

kenderhulk

v Raise taxes on the wealthy

Raise tax rates on top 2% by 3% ( Clintin rates) and cut some spending. 2 dollars for one dollares of tax increase

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Nov '12

CadeFoster

v Cut spending across the board

Revise the terms of entitlement programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, which threaten to bankrupt the nation's future. Eliminate the costly and ineffective military interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan; limit defense spending to actions that truly protect the United States. Stop spending on the fiscal stimulus, transportation, energy, housing, and all other special interests. The U.S. must restrain spending across the board. Enact the Fair Tax to tax expenditures, rather than income, with a 'prebate' to make spending on basic necessities tax free. Restrict Federal Reserve policy to maintaining price stability, not bailing out financial firms or prop...

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Nov '12

IraqWarVeteran

v Cut entitlements

Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are the suicide bombers of the national budget. Congress must make changes and decision in terms of cutting entitlements in order to balance the budget in the next decade.

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Nov '12

PayThatCEO

v Cut defense spending

We have to stop policing the world. We can no longer continue to suck money from the taxpayer to support those invested in the war machine

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Nov '12

MarkJM

v Cut spending across the board

Across the board. I have no problems with defense spending cuts so long as entitlement spending is cut to an equal or greater percentage. I also have no problem paying more in taxes as it will take a combination of the both to get the fiscal house in order. Let the Bush tax cuts expire for EVERYBODY (No, it's not a tax increase, it's going back to Clinton-Era Tax Rates). It's a Huge SH*T Sandwich and Everybody is sadly gonna have to take a bite...

B1

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Nov '12

UsefulNews

v Cut spending across the board

Get rid of Big Bird! Seriously, if we can't at least agree to stop funding PBS (which makes millions on retail sales) we have ZERO hope of avoiding the fiscal cliff. Trust me...Big Bird will be fine without govt assistance. Do you really think Sesame Street needs govt assistance? PBS MAY have been needed in the past (you know, when there was only chanels 2,4,5,7,9,11,13 and PBS's 28) but not any longer!

B1

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Nov '12

twinertia

v Do nothing

Go right over that cliff! Wreck it, and pick up the keys to something better. Foolish state debt got us into this mess, but personal business debt will be what gets us out of it. Create internal support networks where you work, building unused credit and donating it to community foundations that invest it and give portions of it back to donors as salaries. Everyone's employed, everyone's got health insurance, everyone's got pension plans, and the state wallows in more tax money than it knows what to do with.

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Nov '12

ajs

v Cut entitlements

I'm laughing at all you fools that want to raise the taxes of the wealthy ..I guess you missed the news report over the summer pointing out that we lost half of the so call rich over the past year , not to mention the increases obama wants total only 90 billion....he spent 1.4 trillion over what he collected this year alone, how is 90 billion going to help? .... you also need to ask yourself's as you sit there unemployed.. who actually use to create the jobs? Its the rich stupid....lol

B1

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Nov '12
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Nov '12

weekendwarrior

v Cut spending across the board

cut spending across the board where ever there is wasted spending. Increasetaxes on the wealtyhiest. And find ways to invest in job creation

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Nov '12

Politicskid

But raising taxes will hurt the economy! It always does! It won't help pay for our debt, it'll increase it because the bad economy will bring in less tax money!

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Nov '12

Ignorance

v Something else

Why not a combination? Cuts and taxes. This news site is too right wing for me.

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Nov '12

Hilltop-Harry

v Cut entitlements

There are family and church, neighbors and friends that can help the down and out. Stop the welfare, food stamps, WIC, Section 8 housing, free healthcare and efin free obama phones to name a few things. Get up off your lazy arse and get a job. Be proud and take care of yourself and those you bring into the world. NO MORE WELFARE. Stop it completely. Cold Turkey.

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Nov '12

fact-check

How very Christian of you!

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Nov '12

VeryLameduck

v Cut entitlements

Cut the private jets and drivers for low-level government employees. Why does a Senator need to fly private?! And get free meals while receiving a large paycheck? Stop them from being allowed to trade stock on companies discussed during "closed sessions."

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Nov '12

fact-check

Good luck with that. LOL

B1

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Nov '12

VeryLameduck

@fact-check true...some hypocritical bs when Pres defines "wealth" but skips the GS advisors who've wormed into the Cabinet...wonder what feeding them costs the budget...?

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Nov '12

Clbraz78

v Cut spending across the board

Cut spending across the board but NOT military/defense. It obvious these attacks are not going to stop and more than likely get worse. Keep the bush cuts for now so we can ease into a fair flat tax. Fire 50% of these career politicians.

B1

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Nov '12

Rapn21

v Raise taxes AND cut defense

Obama needs to both cut the huge amount of money spent on defense (large standing armies are no longer relevant in the 21st century. Future wars will be guerrilla wars) and raise taxes on the wealthy. Taxes are at their lowest in decades while the wealth of the 1% is at its highest. Its only fair that the rich pay their share

B3

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Nov '12

Big-R

v Cut spending across the board

Cut the entitlements then enact a flat tax. That way everyone does pay. Plus cut spending across the board. Finally no more financial aid to foreign countries. We need to spend the money here, let every other country pay for them selves. If they can't, then tough shit for them.

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Nov '12

Paul_Garcia

v Raise taxes on the wealthy

My understanding is the taxes to be "raised" are those which had been previously "temporarily" lowered. Now is the time to raise them back to the original planned levels.

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Nov '12

Ashstop

v Cut entitlements

Help only those that truly need help, if you can afford cable, cigarettes, beer, drugs, cell phones then you don't need to live off of others hard earned money

B1

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Nov '12

MoPac1

v Raise taxes on the wealthy

We can't cut our way to prosperity. Hurting government programs isn't the way to go. President Obama was re-elected and has stood with this issue. He won by 3 million votes. The electorate is with him.

B1

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Nov '12

from_erath

v Cut spending across the board

So many programs that can take cuts...No need to increase taxes...If you do increase taxes on the rich and the working class we will have record unemployement and the economy will come to a screeching halt....Lets start with cuts to Welfare....Come on 1 trillion dollars just for this program...If you keep this program, tax them a percentage...Why should anyone get free money when you have done nothing to earn it....Then cut all aide to countries who hate us...Do not cut Military Spending....Lets freeze all payraises for the Senate, Congress & President for the next 10 years....

B3

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Nov '12

LGRepublican

v Do nothing

Sometimes in order to make long term positive changes in your life, you have to hit rock bottom. The same is true of government. The ONLY way we'll ever learn our lesson about bloated government and out of control spending is to go over the cliff and hit rock bottom. Once that lesson is learned, America can rise from the ashes like the Phoenix.

B2

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Nov '12

Dallas_TX_Demz

v Raise taxes AND cut defense

This is the only way out. The Republicans love war. So that would be off the table for them. They also love the rich. So they would rather take from the poor and middle class to get out of debt. We all know that the two wars and rich people's tax cut is what's takin us under. I wish the republicans WOULD keep aiming for social security, Medicare/Medicaid and all the programs that for women. If they keep doing this, the democrats would be guaranteed the election every time.

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Nov '12

Mercury34

v Cut defense spending

We have plenty of weapons that will probably never be used. Plus defense spending takes up a big part of our budget. Cutting defense spending would ease up the strain on our budget.

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