The media tries to gin up tension over what is essentially an accounting matter: the “fiscal cliff” that would automatically trigger across-the-board budget cuts at the end of the year unless Congress and the President come to a budget deal.
The High-Tension Drama of “The Fiscal Cliff”
Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication and WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a contributor to Centerclip and co-host of "The Final Countdown" talk show on Radio Sputnik. He is a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "2024: Revisited."
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Wake me if they actually cut any military spending.
And somewhat related, sorta..kinda
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Ted, with but a few lines on paper, you’ve provided me with more insight into and understanding of the spiritual life of accountants than a fairly long life had previously vouchsafed me. Thanks !…
Henri
My local dead tree paper, The Providence Journal, ran this on the editorial page on November 28.
Congrats are in order.
I hope they paid you.