/tags/fiscalcliff/ Recent bookmarks tagged #fiscalcliff Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:56 +0000 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/03/opinion/krugman-the-big-budget-mumble.html?_r=0 Now Republicans find themselves boxed in. With taxes scheduled to rise on Jan. 1 in the absence of an agreement, they can’t play their usual game of just saying no to tax increases and pretending that they have a deficit reduction plan. And the president, by refusing to help them out by proposing G.O.P.-friendly spending cuts, has deprived them of political cover. If Republicans really want to slash popular programs, they will have to propose those cuts themselves.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #fiscalcliff #imported:pinboard #politics #republicans #to:fb</p> Tue, 11 Dec 2012 16:15:38 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:22846 fiscalcliff imported:pinboard politics republicans to:fb