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The Morning Cram [on the edge edition]
Enlarge imageFrom NPR: With the election over, attention in Washington has turned to the nation's debt and deficit challenges — most immediately the looming fiscal cliff. That's the $600 billion worth...
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Barr Urges Temporary Fix for Fiscal Cliff
Enlarge image Credit andybarrforcongress.com Sixth District Congressman-Elect Andy Barr says he'll get serious when it comes to cutting spending as Congress deals with the so-called "fiscal cliff."...
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Tennessee Could Feel More of a Hurt from the Fiscal Cliff
Enlarge imageA tax expert is warning state officials that Tennessee would be among the hardest-hit states if federal officials don't resolve the so-called fiscal cliff. Dr. Stan Chervin says states...
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McConville Quiet on Effects of Cuts on 101st
Enlarge image Credit wikipedia.org If the Army’s 101st Airborne Division Commander knows what impact the upcoming “fiscal cliff” will have on the unit, he’s not saying. Major General James McConville...
View ArticleThe Morning Cram [making a cliff out of a molehill edition]
From NPR: Tax experts say the upcoming fiscal cliff is really more like a pot of water getting ready to boil. The country won’t jump to its doom Jan. 1, the heat will just be turned up then. The...
View ArticlePaul Expects Deal on Fiscal Cliff to Include Top 2 Percent Tax
Kentucky U. S. Senator Rand Paul says he expects any deal made to avoid the so-called Fiscal Cliff will include tax increases on the top 2 percent. The comments came at today’s Commerce Lexington...
View ArticleSenator Rand Paul Says His Vote to Increase Taxes Would Be a Last Resort
Kentucky’s junior U.S. Senator Rand Paul says he’d prefer to keep tax rates the same, but he’d vote for a partial increase to avert the fiscal cliff. The republican hopes his party can compromise on...
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How Kentucky's 2014 Senate Election May Play Into the 'Fiscal Cliff'
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has said that Congress is on track to have no deal before the Dec. 31 deadline for the "fiscal cliff."One key to the negotiations is the brokering abilities of...
View ArticleThe Morning Cram [we all fall down edition]
From NPR: There are actually reasons to love the fiscal cliff. For one, it allows Congress to sell a tax increase as a tax cut. Want an explanation? Find it here.
View ArticleKY Congressmen Divided on Fiscal Cliff Deal
Although the tax agreement preventing the fiscal cliff has passed in both the House and Senate, Kentucky congressmen remain divided on the issue. In the Senate, minority leader Mitch McConnell who was...
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