Sentences with phrase «country over the fiscal cliff»

Small - business owners are worried that employee health - care costs will rise substantially as the Affordable Care Act is implemented, and that Congress and the President won't agree on taxes and spending, sending the country over the fiscal cliff into a recession in 2013.

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The Bush 2 hangover??? Well, the fiscal cliff is made up largely of the 2001 - 02 tax cuts; the unpaid two wars in Muslim countries costing over $ 1 trillion, and growing; the unpaid Medicare Part D prescription program, which can threaten Medicaid's survival; the failed attempt to privatize Social Security; and of course, the 2008 financial - Wall St. meltdown.

Members of Congress are ringing in the New Year down in Washington, D.C. racing against time to get a deal in place that averts sending the country over the so - called fiscal cliff.

Washington (CNN)- A top independent conservative group Tuesday launched radio spots targeting five Democratic senators in the battle over negotiations to prevent the country from falling off the fiscal cliff.

I find the current fiscal situation this country finds itself quite appalling and see the country headed over a cliff and if we don't change direction.