Senators negotiate over fiscal cliff
December 29, 2012 8:32PM
Dan Sexton of Hickory Hills in Joliet, Illinois, Thursday, December 27, 2012. Are you worried about nation going over fiscal cliff? "No." If nation goes over cliff, who do you blame? "No body. It was always there. It's been there for years." | Jos
Are you worried about nation going over fiscal cliff? “No.” If nation goes over cliff, who do you blame? “Nobody. It was always there. It’s been there for years.”
Dan Sexton, Hickory Hills
Are you worried about nation going over fiscal cliff? “Not really.” If nation goes over cliff, who do you blame? “I always thought they would come to a decision.”
Susan Shane, Joliet
Are you worried about nation going over fiscal cliff? “Yes.” If nation goes over cliff, who do you blame? “Republicans. It’s out of control.”
Anthony Konczal, Midlothian
Are you worried about nation going over fiscal cliff? “I am worried.” If nation goes over cliff, who do you blame? “It’s hard. There is nobody to blame. It’s just the way it is. Everyone will have to pay.”
Chastity Leonard, Joliet
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Updated: January 31, 2013 6:29AM
WASHINGTON — Senate leaders groped for a last-minute compromise Saturday to avoid middle-class tax increases and possibly prevent deep spending cuts at the dawn of the new year as President Barack Obama warned that failure could mean a “self-inflicted wound to the economy.”
Lawmakers have until the new Congress convenes to pass any compromise. Democrats said they had been told House Republicans might reject a deal until after Jan. 1, to avoid a vote to raise taxes before they had technically gone up and then vote to cut taxes after they had risen. AP
