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OPINION: Only Compromise Will Avert Fiscal Cliff
Members of Congress from both parties should seek progress by immediately acting to retain current tax rates for 98 percent of all Americans.
Even with the general elections of 2012 behind us, there is still much doubt in the air with regard to the future course of our federal government. For 2013, citizen advocates for all sorts of causes will be seeking clues to see if the incoming 113th Congress can put years of partisan gridlock behind it and do the people’s work. The first chance for our federal leaders to strike a grand compromise comes with regard to the federal budget. As of the writing of this column, President Barack Obama and leaders from the Senate and the House of Representatives are desperately seeking strategies for averting the so-called “fiscal cliff.” As you probably know by now, the “fiscal cliff” refers to the effect of a number of laws which (if unchanged…
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