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Alternate inflation index could save billions

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Mark Garrison
Dec 13, 2012
To avoid the fiscal cliff, some want to change the Consumer Price Index to reflect lower real inflation. That would cut Social Security payments.
Posted In: CPI, inflation, fiscal cliff
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Corporate tax reform could help avoid fiscal cliff

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Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Dec 12, 2012
President Obama and House speaker John Boehner are still tussling over the details of any fiscal cliff deal. But the Wall Street Journal reports that, now corporate tax rates have entered the discussion.
Posted In: fiscal cliff, corporate tax, Washington D.C.
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Key House Democrat talks fiscal cliff

Interview by
Jeff Horwich
Dec 10, 2012
Lawmakers in Washington continue to work towards a deal on the fiscal cliff before the end of the year. Rep. Chris Van Hollen, of Maryland, says House Democrats' opinions shouldn't be ignored.
Posted In: fiscal cliff
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Senator Kent Conrad on the fiscal cliff

Interview by
Jeremy Hobson
Dec 10, 2012
The chair of the Senate Budget Committee explains why he thinks we'll reach a fiscal cliff deal before the end of 2012.
Posted In: fiscal cliff, Washington D.C.
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Obama adviser says jobs news helps color in hopeful picture

Interview by
Duarte Geraldino
Dec 7, 2012
Alan Krueger, chairman of President Obama's Council Of Economic Advisers, shares his thoughts on what the latest jobs report says about the state of the U.S. economic recovery.
Posted In: Unemployment, jobs report
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Unemployment falls to 7.7%, 146,000 jobs added

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Dec 7, 2012
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the economy added 146,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent.
Posted In: jobs report, Unemployment
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Senator Debbie Stabenow on fiscal cliff burden and next steps

Interview by
Jeremy Hobson
Dec 7, 2012
Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow (D) calls for the extension of middle class tax cuts, compromise, and Republican budget specifics to avoid the fiscal cliff.
Posted In: fiscal cliff
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Advice for investors ahead of the fiscal cliff

Interview with
Chris Farrell
Dec 7, 2012
A lot of investors are on edge about what's going to happen with the fiscal cliff. Economics correspondent Chris Farrell says take a deep breath and don't make any rash decisions.
Posted In: fiscal cliff, Investing
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Test yourself in the Fiscal Cliff Time Machine quiz

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Kai Ryssdal
Dec 6, 2012
We've noticed that what Washington is saying this year about the fiscal cliff, sounds a whole lot like what people were saying last year about the debt limit. So can you guess which quote is from this year?
Posted In: fiscal cliff
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Sen. Baucus says 'no choice' but to avoid the fiscal cliff

Interview by
Kai Ryssdal
Dec 6, 2012
Sen. Max Baucus chairs the Senate Finance Committee, and he says Congress will come to some kind of deal on the fiscal cliff -- though more negotiations could happen after the end of the year.
Posted In: Max Baucus, fiscal cliff

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Bush-era tax cuts expiring. Government spending on military and social services on the chopping block. Is the U.S. economy headed for a fiscal cliff?

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