“Washington's answer to a self-inflicted financial crisis reminded Americans why they so deeply distrust the political class. The 'fiscal cliff' process was secretive and sloppy, and the nation's so-called leadership lacked the political courage to address our root problems: joblessness and debt.” SelfProblemPoliticalNationsProcessAnswersClassRootsCrisisFinancialDebtAddressesDistrustJoblessnessCliffsFinancial CrisisSloppySecretiveSelf InflictedPolitical CourageFiscal Cliff Author:Ron Fournier
“In 50 years, no one will care about the fiscal cliff or the Euro crisis. They'll just ask, "So the Arctic melted, and then what did you do?"” YearsCareAsksCrisisClimate ChangeCliffsEuroArcticFiscal CliffEuro Crisis Author:Bill McKibben
“Under current law, on January 1, 2013, there's going to be a massive fiscal cliff of large spending cuts and tax increases.” ImportantLawCuttingTaxesPercentIncreaseCurrentsSpendingMassiveCliffsJanuaryTax IncreasesGangnam StyleSpending CutsJanuary 1stFiscal Cliff Author:Ben Bernanke
“With a chip on his shoulder larger than his margin of victory, Barack Obama is approaching his second term by replicating the mistake of his first. Then his overreaching involved health care - expanding the entitlement state at the expense of economic growth. Now he seeks another surge of statism, enlarging the portion of gross domestic product grasped by government and dispensed by politics. The occasion is the misnamed "fiscal cliff," the proper name for which is: the Democratic Party's agenda.” FirstsStatesGovernmentCareNamesGrowthTermPartyMistakeEconomicProductsVictoryInvolvedDemocraticShouldersOccasionsBarackHealth CareAgendasExpensesPortionsGrossChipsExpandingCliffsDemocratic PartyEconomic GrowthMarginsEntitlementGross Domestic ProductOverreachingFiscal Cliff Author:George Will
“Restoring responsibility and accountability is essential to the economic and fiscal health of our nation.” NationsResponsibilityEconomicEssentialsAccountabilityRestoringAquariumsFiscal ResponsibilityResponsibility And AccountabilityFiscal Cliff Author:Carl Levin
“The 'fiscal cliff' is a ruse, an invention by the right and the rich, to try and keep their huge tax breaks.” TryingBreakRichHugeTaxesInventionCliffsTax BreaksFiscal Cliff Author:Michael Moore
“If anybody ran a business like that they would be out of business quickly, and Barack Obama's leadership is driving this business, the United States of America, toward a fiscal cliff.” IfsStatesWould BeAmericaUnitedUnited StatesDrivingBarackRanUnited States Of AmericaCliffsFiscal Cliff Author:Chris Christie
“Here is their plan. Whistle a happy tune while driving us off a fiscal cliff as long as they are behind the wheel of power when we fall.” LongFallPoliticsBehindsPlansRepublicanDrivingWheelsTunesCliffsFiscal Cliff Author:Chris Christie
“Even people on the liberal side are starting to worry about going off a fiscal cliff.” PeopleSidesWorryStartingCliffsFiscal Cliff Author:Clint Eastwood