https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/04/notes-on-the-fiscal-cliff/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 04:28:13 -0400<![CDATA[All the political angst and moral melodrama about getting &#8220;the rich&#8221; to pay &#8220;their fair share&#8221; is part of a big charade. This is not about economics, it is about politics. Taxing &#8220;the rich&#8221; will produce a drop in the bucket when compared to the staggering and unprecedented deficits of the Obama administration.]]>Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:00:45 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/04/notes-on-the-fiscal-cliff-n98004