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How would the fiscal cliff impact you?

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office has warned that the fiscal cliff would send our economy back into a crushing recession and kill 2 million jobs.  It also warned that the mere possibility of it is causing businesses to put off investment and hiring decisions.  The House has acted to prevent the fiscal cliff by voting to stop the $500 million tax increase and replace the arbitrary cuts of the sequester with targeted spending reductions and reforms.  Others in Washington have chosen to hold out the possibility of the fiscal cliff to advance their negotiating position for the coming lame duck session of Congress.

Do you think the fiscal cliff will impact your life?