With a fiscal cliff created by an ever-escalating deficit, a flimsy debt reduction plan looming, and with Congress in the throes of a lame duck session, the American people are facing tough economic times. Falling off the fiscal cliff means we’ll fall into higher taxes and spending cuts, says Senior Fellow Ron Haskins.
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The Looming Fiscal Cliff: Little Room for Optimism
Ron Haskins
Ron Haskins
Senior Fellow Emeritus
- Economic Studies
October 17, 2012