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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy is the "fiscal cliff" news?
I drew this back in 2004, one of my most-views/shared cartoons. Too bad I didn't have my own tv show or something.
"Dont worry...he says he knows a shortcut through Credibility Gap."
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Why is the "fiscal cliff" news? (Original Post)
Atman
Nov 2012
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freshwest
(53,661 posts)1. M$M hasn't given up the 'It's all Obama's fault' meme. There is no cliff, just consequences of the
Teahadists attempt to dismantle the federal government through the budget. They want the government gone so they can finish looting and sell the country off piecemeal.
Now they will get what they deserve for seeking to violate the Constitution by not honoring all of the debts of the United States. They wanted to loot Social Security, Medicare and Medicare instead of making their masters pay their share of the debt with higher taxes.
Screw them and the lying media.
Now they will get what they deserve for seeking to violate the Constitution by not honoring all of the debts of the United States. They wanted to loot Social Security, Medicare and Medicare instead of making their masters pay their share of the debt with higher taxes.
Screw them and the lying media.
Atman
(31,464 posts)3. Great points!
MrTriumph
(1,720 posts)2. Because the Military Industrial Complex would see reduced revenue
Ike was right about what was to come.
Lucy Goosey
(2,940 posts)4. Because the election is over?
They have to have something to report.