Title

Fiscal Cliff

Document Type

Blog Post

Publication Date

11-8-2012

Contents

There has been much discussion surrounding the impending "fiscal cliff." So, what exactly is this? Well, it is a combination of items that effectively equate to about $600 billion in potential spending cuts and tax increases. This represents about 4% of US GDP. So, failing to address these issues would likely result in a deep, prolonged recession. Read a good summary here, American Action Forum.

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