Uncertainty in 2013

As the White House and Congress work on a way to avoid "The Fiscal Cliff" as the newsmakers describe, the American people are being held hostage. There is so much uncertainty about the economy in 2013 and forward! I will be amazed if any businesses hire and invest because of the looming cliff.

Many Americans voted for the president for a second term. I do not know if they know what is really happening with our country. The deficit is out of control, and there is no end in sight to the spending.

The Republicans have brought numerous deals to the table for the president to look at, and he just keeps saying no. But as the country presses forward, the president has no plan on the table. All he keeps saying is raise taxes on the rich - that is it.

The day after Barack Obama was elected, he pulled a pen from his coat and said he was willing to work with the Congress in a bipartisan way, and he has done the very opposite. He met with John Boehner and those on the finance committee for an hour, got on Air Force One and went to Philadelphia. In the next few days he had Timothy Geithner go and meet with the Congress. I listened to him on a news cable network; all he spoke was gibberish. Not one solution.

In my opinion, Mr. Obama likes all of this disagreement. He is out campaigning against the Congress and its efforts to end this mess. Meanwhile all the president is doing is smearing the Republicans. I guess he wants the country to over the edge, and then he will be pointing fingers at the Republicans. The American people should wake up!

If anyone who voted for Mr. Obama thinks that he cares about them, I think they should take a long look at their circumstances. I firmly believe Mr. Obama is in this game for himself, and himself only.

The federal government could end the interest that people pay on their homes from being deducted on their taxes. Many people count on that deduction. Taxes on the middle class could go up an average $3,500 per family if we go over the fiscal cliff.

If people think that is not a reality, I suggest they research what happens when Obamacare kicks in and the Bush tax cuts expire.