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Fiscal Cliff 2013

Fiscal Cliff 2013 - What Happens After 2012? - Fiscal Cliff Explained

Fiscal Cliff Definition and Explanation

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It's tough to browse through a single news site without encountering the so-called fiscal cliff. Investors, politicians and American workers are anticipating the end of 2012, when tax relief measures and deep spending cuts will automatically go into effect. The fiscal cliff -- a name introduced by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke -- isn't so much of a cliff as it is the potential fiscal drag that could gradually take effect with the end of the Bush tax cuts, payroll tax cut, Alternative Minimum Tax patches, and spending cuts from last summer's debt ceiling agreement.

The Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan group for the U.S. Congress, has projected that the country will fall into a recession if legislators allow all changes to go through. Some investment houses have suggested the United States' gross domestic product could shrink by as much as 4.5% in the event of a full cliff. Market and political analysts have said that a lame-duck Congress may succeed in temporarily pushing back the decision by a few months so that the newly-elected Congress could pass a viable budget plan. Onlookers have worried that negotiations in Washington D.C. could mimic the disastrous debt-ceiling discussions in 2011 that led to Standard & Poor's downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. Early negotiations have ebbed worries of a 2011 repeat as legislators won't need to worry about an election cycle in 2013.



Have questions about the fiscal cliff? Get in touch with TheStreet's political reporter, Joe Deaux, via Twitter

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Fiscal Cliff Opinions

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Jim Cramer on the Fiscal Cliff

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Fiscal Cliff Humor and Optimism

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Will the Fiscal Cliff Affect Me?

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Fiscal Cliff News by Joe Deaux

Federal Reserve, Wal-Mart Fear the Same Thing

By Joe Deaux
The expiration of the payroll tax cut at the end of 2012 has put a dent on consumer spending.
2/20/13 3:30PM

Gold Prices Turn Negative (Update 1)

By Joe Deaux
Gold prices turn negative after early gains Tuesday as the Bank of Japan's governor says he'll step down, opening the door for looser policy.
2/5/13 2:47PM

Without Immigration Reform, a Poorer, Stupider America

By Joe Deaux
As the world ages, illegal immigrants are driving U.S. population growth. If denied legal status, they and their children could become an economic drag.
2/1/13 8:40AM

Investors, Republicans and Democrats All Somehow Cheer the Debt-Limit Deal

By Joe Deaux
The three constituencies have different reasons. Here's why.
1/23/13 5:05PM

Here's Why Republicans Are Serious About a Default (Update1)

By Joe Deaux
Obama preemptively slams Republicans who may vote against raising the debt ceiling, but here's why some may do it.
1/14/13 3:20PM

Gold Prices Plummet as Fed Considers End to Stimulus (Update 1)

By Joe Deaux
Gold prices plummet on Friday after the Fed minutes reveal mixed feelings about the central bank's stimulus programs.
1/4/13 2:22PM

Can Republicans Survive Through 2013?: Main Street to Wall Street

By Joe Deaux
Congress averts the so-called fiscal cliff, John Boehner faces infighting among GOP and investors shrug at employment report.
1/4/13 12:49PM

Boehner's Reelection Could Signal Grim 2014 for GOP

By Joe Deaux
John Boehner may have retained his post as House Speaker, but his leadership style could cost Republicans in 2014 mid-term elections.
1/4/13 6:45AM

Gold Erases Gains, Dips on Fed Minutes (Update1)

By Joe Deaux
The central bank says it will end bond purchases sometime this year.
1/3/13 3:32PM

To Hike or Not to Hike? 'One Percenters' Conflicted on Taxes

By Joe Deaux
A survey shows that households earning $450,000 or more are conflicted on tax hikes.
1/3/13 6:50AM
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