https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/08/lets-all-jump-off-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 03:54:26 -0400<![CDATA[To avoid a recession, we propose temporary tax and spending measures to boost near-term demand without making choices between the agendas of the two parties. We see this last point as essential. Getting past the cliff with the least damage to the economy requires not making choices about fundamental long- term issues in a lame-duck setting. This means that our proposal doesn’t separate upper-income tax brackets from other tax rates as sought by President Obama, but neither does it extend all rate cuts as sought by Republicans. Instead, all tax rates go up.]]>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 13:00:15 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/08/lets-all-jump-off-the-fiscal-cliff-n98108