The cliff won't go away - we'll just fall off it later

I'm having a hard time putting this "fiscal cliff" thing into perspective.

We're being told by the president and the Democrats that we have to increase taxes and we're being told by the Republicans that we have to cut spending.

Well, everybody's waving their arms in a panic because the "cliff" means that taxes will increase and spending cuts will be implemented. Oh horrors. Seems to me that we're going to postpone increases and cuts until such time that we can impose increases and cuts.

Martin C. Traywick

West Hyannisport

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