Do You Think Lawmakers Will Come to an Agreement About the “Fiscal Cliff” Before the Deadline?

by ABC News U.S. Posted 2012/12/23 11:31:27

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	Yes	4,223 votes	31%
	No	9,579 votes	69%

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JeffDeWitt 2012/12/30 03:10:20

No

No, the Democrats are determined to ruin the greatest country in the history of the world. Limiting guns to criminals, giving away billions in goodies to their supporters, being sure mental patients, criminals and illegal aliens have their rights protected while going after honest citizens. Plus of course totally giving up on any idea of fiscal responsibility. (Just how IS the Senate doing on that budget?)

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Indiana8484 2012/12/25 22:27:39

Yes

I have a feeling they will since they have a reputation of doing things at the last minute. I can't say it will be anything good though.

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Redneck Gal 2012/12/24 20:21:00

No

+1
Because Democrats are dealing with the party of "no". They won't agree to anything!

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Todd Parsons 2012/12/24 17:26:16

No

But if they do....it will be a bad one!

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Wohuz 2012/12/24 09:19:19

Yes

Right at the last second.

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askmike 2012/12/24 05:27:28

No

The NOP is self destructing. The NOP has more splinters than a weathered barn in Wyoming and each splinter disregards the validity of all other splinters. Speaker Boner has a House full of cats and he has proved unable to herd them on too many occasions. The Boner is finished as Speaker, and the comdedian Cantor will take the gavel and find he is even worse at herding cats. Try this conundrum on for size. The NOP, under Grover Norquist's Oath, is trying to keep from taxing their pimps, the richest 2%. So they did a Palin and quit. The NOPs in the House refuse to present a bill and on January 1, 2013, the NOP will raise the taxes of the very pimps they work for.

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flrdsgns 2012/12/24 03:17:04

Yes

I sure hope so, but it probably won't be until the last possible second. Congress has pretty much just become a waste of time.

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wildcat 2012/12/24 02:40:52

No

simply because there is no cliff, it is an austerity crisis

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Lefty 2012/12/24 01:27:58

No

+1
Republicans figure Obama will cave in, but it won't happen. Not this time! If the cliff happens, republicans are through!

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JustBeingAtPeace 2012/12/24 01:12:01

No

But maybe we will get a Cliff-miricle?

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Idiot repubs 2012/12/24 01:09:24

No

+1
This is Boehners baby he can sink with it.

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santa6642 2012/12/24 00:57:23

No

+1
And I don't think they should.

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MO.gal 2012/12/24 00:53:37

No

+2
The Republicans don't care if we go over the "Fiscal Cliff." They have to keep the fat cats happy and the hell with the middle class and poor.

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sglmom 2012/12/24 00:20:29

No

+3
Nope ..
more interested in the Multi-Million dollar Vacation (at taxpayer expense .. spread across multiple departments budgets too) ..
than to control spending ..
(there's no incentive for Politicians to stop FRAUD, WASTE, ABUSE .. since they partake of Criminal Activity/corruption .. including how many of the politicians/appointees in Executive Branch that OWE on Taxes .. (yes, too many are Tax Evaders))

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sick'n'... to sglmom 2012/12/24 01:13:59

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The dems have steered it so that Republicans are blamed no matter what. Read all the blame Boehner comments. Even though he is worthless.

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askmike to sick'n'... 2012/12/24 05:30:04

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Blameless? The repugs in the House did a Palin. They quit. The repugs in the House failed to pass a bill and that fact alone will push America off the cliff.

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sick'n'... to askmike 2012/12/24 15:03:25

Every bill sent to the senate is shelved. 100% of them. Dems are the obstructionistd.

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askmike to sick'n'... 2012/12/24 21:28:12

Oh, I get it. The repugs in the House left town but because they failed to vote on their own bill, which was guaranteed to have enough votes to pass, because they don't want to legislate anything. Bravo. I appreciate it that you pointed that out.

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dubbie 2012/12/23 22:04:38

No

+2
We`re going over the cliff No matter what decision is made as long as we have the imposter and dingy Harry calling the shots , This is all just a show , A plan to make the easily fooled believe they are looking out for them, While delibertly scheming to tax all of America under the impression that the GOP are only thinking of the rich , These people want complete control and are lying threw their teeth to get it

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thomas.ilgenfritz 2012/12/23 20:57:27

No

+5
No..The republicans are determined to destroy our great country..Guns in schools..let the wealthy rule..put mental patients in camps..these are the people that want to run this great country..

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Cal 2012/12/23 19:41:38

No

+1
The liberals don't want to come to agreement. They want to conquer and rule. Otherwise they would have contributed to solving the problem.

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Jackie G - Poker Playing Pa... 2012/12/23 17:54:53

No

+2
Obama wants us over the cliff

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Louisa - Enemy of the State 2012/12/23 16:36:32

No

+1
Actually, I don't care. All I want is for doing what's 'right' to prevail. And by 'right' I mean good for the U.S., logical and in our best interest. Unfortunately, I've learned to mistrust obama to the point where I'm suspicious of anything he promotes.

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pagan 2012/12/23 15:34:31
TommyB 2012/12/23 14:33:53

No

+1
Of course not. We've already gone over it; we just don't realize it yet. Will when we hit the bottom though.

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SezMichael 2012/12/23 14:27:34

No

+3
Boehner has lost control of the Republicans. He can't make a deal with Obama because he can't get his own party to go along with a compromise of any sort. They are ideologically stuck on stupid. We're going over the clift.

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pagan to SezMichael 2012/12/23 15:35:41
pagan to SezMichael 2012/12/23 15:36:57 (edited)
MO.gal to SezMichael 2012/12/24 00:56:54

+2

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chuck luttrell 2012/12/23 14:05:27

Yes

+1
An agreement ,yes. One thats good for our Country,NO

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JeffDeWitt to chuck l... 2012/12/30 03:12:38

That's for sure. They will come up with something eventually, but we can all be sure whatever they come up with will be good for the government class and bad for the country.

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Daniel 2012/12/23 13:54:18
SezMichael to Daniel 2012/12/23 14:29:37

+3
Bush didn't either. The entire Iraq war was on borrowed money and now you don't want to pay for it.

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Daniel to SezMichael 2012/12/23 14:35:54 (edited)

+1
Where did you come up with that? I want us to go over the cliff and pay Bush and his Democrat's 4 trillion off and Obama and that same Democrat House's 8 trillion off. What do you think happens when we don't borrow more money? We pay the tab. What I said above was let's pay the tab.

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MO.gal to SezMichael 2012/12/24 00:58:00

+1

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Julian 2012/12/23 13:29:34

No

Probably not. Each side appears to think they will benefit from it, but anything's possible. It looks to me like a way for both sides to do what they know needs to be done while being able to blame each other.

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perks-a real PATRIOT 2012/12/23 13:22:44

No

+3
Of course not, because going over the cliff is exactly what dumbo and the communist dems want. They have no interest in keeping America strong and prosperous. Their filthy communist agenda is more important than anything else in the world!!

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mal to perks-a... 2012/12/23 13:56:00

+2
bingo

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perks-a... to mal 2012/12/23 13:59:57

I wish it wasn't "bingo"!!

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CUDDLY BUT STILL CRABBY 2012/12/23 13:17:24

No

+4
The progressive slime known as Democrats are hoping we go over the fiscal cliff so they can blame the Republicans. When the across-the-board tax hikes and entitlement spending is slashed wholesale, the slime will be just as much at fault no matter how the MSM tries to spin it.

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