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12 %

Somewhat confident

7 %

Very confident

@Dec '12 c 54 comments V 116 votes

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Obsidion voted

v Not at all confident
Apr '13
mrcat voted

v Not at all confident
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Apr '13
Bob_in_Rico voted

v Not at all confident
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Mar '13
precizion01 voted

v Not at all confident
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Mar '13
PrintMediaGoon voted

v Somewhat confident
Jan '13
Doctordub endorsed Kptpredsfan

v Somewhat confident
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Jan '13

LikkerdySplit

v Somewhat confident

stop the hand wringin' course we already passed it so this's kinda redundant this's what i'd say last week, how bout that?

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Jan '13
Ironicguy endorsed Antiecm

v Not at all confident
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Dec '12

Inccorect

v Not at all confident

No beacuse, congress and the presidency can not agree at all and at this rate we never will

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Dec '12
aymiah endorsed martydotcom

v Not at all confident
Dec '12
MobileAppDev endorsed martydotcom

v Not at all confident
Dec '12
greenslime300 endorsed Politicskid

v Somewhat confident
Dec '12
hereto voted

v Not at all confident
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Dec '12
Jarnold2020 voted

v Not at all confident
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Dec '12

tklawsonpharm

v Very confident

No Gov't fiscal cliff is imminent. We have increases the debt limit before, and it is certain we will go into debt more so. Taxing the rich is unpopular but tax reducing entitlements for the millionaires must be considered. We may have a slow economic recovery, but the answers will out.

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Dec '12
antnyp15 voted

v Not at all confident
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Dec '12
killumall voted

v Not at all confident
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Dec '12

PattyD

v Not at all confident

This country was destine for disaster the first time Obama was elected. We have no place to go now but down. Thats a given. Just put your crash gear on and enjoy the ride.

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Dec '12
robbob280 voted

v Not at all confident
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Dec '12
zmc voted

v Not at all confident
Dec '12
ace19636 voted

v Somewhat confident
Dec '12
890popbox voted

v Not at all confident
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Dec '12
jwarmory voted

v Not at all confident
Dec '12
Politic-n voted

v Not at all confident
Dec '12
sedriskell voted

v Not at all confident
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Dec '12
dkpayton voted

v Not at all confident
Dec '12
Mr_GO_HERD voted

v Very confident
Dec '12

JoeBidumb

v Not at all confident

The Secret Service won't allow Obamanation to go over a cliff! HA HA

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Dec '12
kal endorsed Antiecm

v Not at all confident
Dec '12

RedFloppyShoes

v Not at all confident

They all want this to happen. It allows for more control by the central government.

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Dec '12

ithink2

v Not at all confident

We will not avoid the fiscal cliff. The only question is how we dive over it; feet first, head first, swan, bellyflop. We spent $1.1 trillion dollars more than we took in this year. If spending is not cut dramatically, over the cliff we go. All of the tax rate cuts expiring for everyone in every category is only $500 billion dollars each year, less than half of what we overspent this last year.

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Dec '12
DogLady_1 endorsed Antiecm

v Not at all confident
Dec '12

ASmith

v Not at all confident

There is no "fiscal cliff", it's a fictional cliff. This is nothing but hype by corporations - media and wall street - to create mass panic and enable quick passage of unethical laws that favour businesses at the expense of working people. This is no different than George Bu**sh**'s giveaway in 2008 which handed trillions in handouts to banks and corporations.

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Dec '12
Ski5844 voted

v Not at all confident
Dec '12
John_Matrix voted

v Not at all confident
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Dec '12

ProCCW

v Not at all confident

Falling off the cliff will be very lucrative for the Obama administratn.

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Dec '12
cya9 endorsed martydotcom

v Not at all confident
Dec '12

paperdragons81

v Not at all confident

All signs point to noooo, were going down obama wants it so he can point the finger at GOP the GOP want for the It same reason. Get ready for the blame game...

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Dec '12

S-N-A-F-U

v Not at all confident

This fiscal cliff, as this administration portrays it, is nothing but a canard and distraction from the real problem of unsustainable DEBT and SPENDING @ 16,4 TRILLION dollars, and adding 4 BILLION dollars a day -- and have no real plans of reducing it! This administration doesn't give a damn about REDUCTION, but DESTRUCTION through their callous endless spending. Alone, we have an additional 21 taxes that is attached to Obysmalcare that come into play on Jan 1st that effects all of us; and taking monies from millionaires wouldn't fund this govt. for 6 days. And we DEPEND on a person who came from no where, with no executive experience, or for that matter, no experien...

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Dec '12
ConserveUSA endorsed Antiecm

v Not at all confident
Dec '12
Ryuo voted

v Not at all confident
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Dec '12
BWSEZ voted

v Not at all confident
Dec '12
WilliamWallace voted

v Not at all confident
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Dec '12
ConcernedParty endorsed Sakkano

v Very confident
Dec '12
awbaldridge endorsed martydotcom

v Not at all confident
Dec '12
Jan_Matt voted

v Not at all confident
Dec '12
Trentonhumbert voted

v Not at all confident
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Dec '12
Cynthetik endorsed MarkJM

v Not at all confident
Dec '12
Schroedog84 voted

v Somewhat confident
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Dec '12
HouTx79 voted

v Not at all confident

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Jan '13

LikkerdySplit

v Somewhat confident

stop the hand wringin' course we already passed it so this's kinda redundant this's what i'd say last week, how bout that?

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Dec '12

Inccorect

v Not at all confident

No beacuse, congress and the presidency can not agree at all and at this rate we never will

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Dec '12

tklawsonpharm

v Very confident

No Gov't fiscal cliff is imminent. We have increases the debt limit before, and it is certain we will go into debt more so. Taxing the rich is unpopular but tax reducing entitlements for the millionaires must be considered. We may have a slow economic recovery, but the answers will out.

Post
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Dec '12

PattyD

v Not at all confident

This country was destine for disaster the first time Obama was elected. We have no place to go now but down. Thats a given. Just put your crash gear on and enjoy the ride.

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Dec '12

JoeBidumb

v Not at all confident

The Secret Service won't allow Obamanation to go over a cliff! HA HA

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Dec '12

RedFloppyShoes

v Not at all confident

They all want this to happen. It allows for more control by the central government.

Post
u

Dec '12

ithink2

v Not at all confident

We will not avoid the fiscal cliff. The only question is how we dive over it; feet first, head first, swan, bellyflop. We spent $1.1 trillion dollars more than we took in this year. If spending is not cut dramatically, over the cliff we go. All of the tax rate cuts expiring for everyone in every category is only $500 billion dollars each year, less than half of what we overspent this last year.

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Dec '12

ASmith

v Not at all confident

There is no "fiscal cliff", it's a fictional cliff. This is nothing but hype by corporations - media and wall street - to create mass panic and enable quick passage of unethical laws that favour businesses at the expense of working people. This is no different than George Bu**sh**'s giveaway in 2008 which handed trillions in handouts to banks and corporations.

Post
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Dec '12

ProCCW

v Not at all confident

Falling off the cliff will be very lucrative for the Obama administratn.

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Dec '12

paperdragons81

v Not at all confident

All signs point to noooo, were going down obama wants it so he can point the finger at GOP the GOP want for the It same reason. Get ready for the blame game...

Post
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Dec '12

S-N-A-F-U

v Not at all confident

This fiscal cliff, as this administration portrays it, is nothing but a canard and distraction from the real problem of unsustainable DEBT and SPENDING @ 16,4 TRILLION dollars, and adding 4 BILLION dollars a day -- and have no real plans of reducing it! This administration doesn't give a damn about REDUCTION, but DESTRUCTION through their callous endless spending. Alone, we have an additional 21 taxes that is attached to Obysmalcare that come into play on Jan 1st that effects all of us; and taking monies from millionaires wouldn't fund this govt. for 6 days. And we DEPEND on a person who came from no where, with no executive experience, or for that matter, no experien...

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Dec '12

MalloryGrace

v Not at all confident

Our government is useless, especially Congress. They're in too big of a hurry to recess for Christmas break. All they care about is themselves, and getting re-elected. They are so out of touch with the "American People". Sad, sad situation....

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Dec '12

DogLady_1

And they had more than 2 years to work on this! And who re-elected them??? The "American People" did! We love factious government! We love to bicker and procrastinate... it's all about selfishness and self-centeredness... Yes, very sad...

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Dec '12

Vance1

v Not at all confident

$16.5 Trillion... Blame this Obama.... period

B2

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Dec '12

thejimbo

Who's "unpatriotic" now, Obozo? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kuTG19Cu_Q

B1

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Dec '12

Vance1

@jamesmitchell Amen Brother Thanks

B1

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Dec '12

Politicskid

v Somewhat confident

If Obama won't compromise and cut spending, though, I'd rather we'd go off the cliff. It should be a wake up call to America.

e2 endorsed

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Dec '12

marine1

v Not at all confident

Maybe we need to go belly up and just start over?

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Dec '12

scotta

v Not at all confident

I hope we do go over the cliff. The President must realize he has to bargain with the opposing party. I know he has the majority in the senate but he does not have that in the house. Now john tried something with out talking to the other Republicans. His plan would not pass. I know both parties must work together. But demanding something is not going to get him very far. I know they will spin this to look bad on the Republicans, but remember their hasn't been a budget in 3 years. His own party would not pass what he wanted. He is not the "King", "The Saviour", he is not "Dictator". He is the President of the United States of America, formally the most powerful country ...

B3

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Dec '12

Sakkano

v Very confident

I've survived government shutdowns and all kinds of near disastrous events in this country. I'm sure there will be an 11th hour deal and then we can all go about our lives again.

e1 endorsed

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Dec '12

Tina

v Not at all confident

The democrats are making the same mistake they made after the last election. They had no interest in compromise and expected the GOP to cave. Nor have they actually considered the consiquences of their actions. That their plan will cause economic reverse and a second recession.

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Dec '12

Party-Cults

v Not at all confident

Let's be honest, Congress is not addressing the core problem of over spending--It certainly appears that Democrats and the President are not addressing this issue, nor do they want to. If President Clinton was such a great president then why not allow the current Bush tax cuts to expire, which will automatically cause a reversion back to the Clinton era tax structure as to "income, estate, gift, generation-skipping transfer, capital-gains and dividend tax rates", which will generate about $325 billion over the next two fiscal years. A weak or so ago Howard Dean admitted on MSNBC that EVERYONE has to pay more taxes including the so-called "middle class", which is someth...

B2

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Dec '12

Big-R

v Not at all confident

I hope I am wrong, but as I have said before, if they vote on something then there will be a record. If it just happens, nobody catches any blame. There is no true accountability, when no one can be held accountable.

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Dec '12

Antiecm

v Not at all confident

The sooner they run us into the ground and crash, the sooner we can begin to fix the problem. I figure when they finally ruin us, people will get to watching and checking what they are really doing and begin tossing them out of office. So stock up some food and all the cash you can, and watch the largest mess in American history unfold. Like someone else said, we can sure count on the Democrats and Republicans to screw it up.

B1

e10 endorsed

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Dec '12

martydotcom

v Not at all confident

No confidence: GOP has proven they can't even negotiate with themselves. Sen Minority Leader McConnell filibusters his own budget legislation and then Boehner can't get votes for his legislation. If you don't have a coherent group to negotiate with what can Obama do?

B1

e8 endorsed

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Dec '12

SavageMazx

v Not at all confident

Two incompetent parties working on this....what other outcome can there be except for disaster.

B1

e4 endorsed

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Dec '12

MarkJM

v Not at all confident

We're screwed. I hope America is happy, the voters that put these idiots in office. Bring on the finger pointing because the taxes go up for everyone come January 2nd. I'm sure more drama than TNT will unfold because of it. Hey, you get what you vote for (even though I didn't vote for them)...

B1

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e3 endorsed

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Dec '12

scotta

v Not at all confident

I hope we do go over the cliff. The President must realize he has to bargain with the opposing party. I know he has the majority in the senate but he does not have that in the house. Now john tried something with out talking to the other Republicans. His plan would not pass. I know both parties must work together. But demanding something is not going to get him very far. I know they will spin this to look bad on the Republicans, but remember their hasn't been a budget in 3 years. His own party would not pass what he wanted. He is not the "King", "The Saviour", he is not "Dictator". He is the President of the United States of America, formally the most powerful country ...

B3

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Dec '12

Kptpredsfan

v Somewhat confident

Each side has taken baby steps towards the middle, we just need a few more steps or some longer legs. As a hockey fan however, I have a fear of this negotiation breaking down just like that one did.

e2 endorsed

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Dec '12

Politicskid

v Somewhat confident

If Obama won't compromise and cut spending, though, I'd rather we'd go off the cliff. It should be a wake up call to America.

e2 endorsed

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Dec '12

Vance1

v Not at all confident

$16.5 Trillion... Blame this Obama.... period

B2

r2 replies

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Dec '12

thejimbo

Who's "unpatriotic" now, Obozo? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kuTG19Cu_Q

B1

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Dec '12

Vance1

@jamesmitchell Amen Brother Thanks

B1

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Dec '12

HPthinker

v Not at all confident

Obama is only interested in printing money and giving it to the people that deserve it. America was built on hard work not handouts. The Gop wants to raise taxes on millionairs, that won't solve anything. The numbers are skewed and to really fix the economy we need to get to 18% gdp in and 21% gdp out. This obama care will cause the next depression. Need to cut back.

B1

r1 reply

e1 endorsed

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Dec '12

Party-Cults

v Not at all confident

Let's be honest, Congress is not addressing the core problem of over spending--It certainly appears that Democrats and the President are not addressing this issue, nor do they want to. If President Clinton was such a great president then why not allow the current Bush tax cuts to expire, which will automatically cause a reversion back to the Clinton era tax structure as to "income, estate, gift, generation-skipping transfer, capital-gains and dividend tax rates", which will generate about $325 billion over the next two fiscal years. A weak or so ago Howard Dean admitted on MSNBC that EVERYONE has to pay more taxes including the so-called "middle class", which is someth...

B2

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