Comments for The NYT Q&A on the "Fiscal Cliff" Is Not Very Helpful at http://www.cepr.net , comment 1 to 4 out of 4 comments http://www.cepr.net Thu, 23 May 2013 23:53:43 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/the-nyt-qaa-on-the-qfiscal-cliffq-is-not-very-helpful#comment-19477 Is this the Austerian Debt Reduction Cliff reported on Mon Wed and Fri by Mary Matalin or the Keynesian Spending Cliff reported on Tues Thur and Sat by James Carville? Inquiring but dimmed minds want to know. - Last Mover Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:44:11 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/the-nyt-qaa-on-the-qfiscal-cliffq-is-not-very-helpful#comment-19472 Dean, Dean, come now! You're veering too far off the scripted mainstream media guidelines. There IS a huge fiscal cliff that will swallow up our grandmothers and children, and us hapless Americans will now be slaves of the Chinese - whipped and bruised from working in their fields after the Apocalypse comes on January 1st. To avoid this, we should all embrace Wall Street for its selfless dedication to the common good, and kindly allow it to take control of our social security contributions. - jerry Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:12:48 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/the-nyt-qaa-on-the-qfiscal-cliffq-is-not-very-helpful#comment-19466 Nothing particularly devastating happens on the day the cuts go into effect, but people do have to plan economic moves ahead. In other contexts, such as the supposed effect of raising the inflation target, Dean and other economists think that future Fed and government policies have important effects. Unless decision-makers have faith that Congress will draw back from the "cliff", they will have to change their plans based on the perceived likelihood that the cuts will take effect. This would have to start even before the drop-dead date, and would likely accelerate as the date is actually passed. - skeptonomist Wed, 10 Oct 2012 03:11:37 +0100 http://www.cepr.net/index.php/blogs/beat-the-press/the-nyt-qaa-on-the-qfiscal-cliffq-is-not-very-helpful#comment-19463 What fiscal cliff? I see a.fiscal slope. - David Wed, 10 Oct 2012 01:33:00 +0100