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Say "Fiscal Cliff" one more time... (Original Post) Playinghardball Dec 2012 OP
Should we throw that term Sherman A1 Dec 2012 #1
LOL, I know exactly what you mean. Bradical79 Dec 2012 #2
cnbc actually has a to-the-second countdown clock. unblock Dec 2012 #3
“The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides... pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #4
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Bradical79

(4,490 posts)
2. LOL, I know exactly what you mean.
Thu Dec 13, 2012, 02:51 PM
Dec 2012

Though on the positive side, I think the term has been overused so much that it carries a bit less weight with the public in general. Maybe that's just me though.

unblock

(52,268 posts)
3. cnbc actually has a to-the-second countdown clock.
Thu Dec 13, 2012, 02:56 PM
Dec 2012

it's a countdown clock for the new year, and if it had been labelled as such it would be just a nice thing, if somewhat comical when it's still weeks away.

but no, it's billed as a fiscal cliff countdown clock, as if at midnight, alarms will sound and tax collectors will rise en masse from the fiery pits of hell to stalk the rich.

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)
4. “The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides...
Thu Dec 13, 2012, 03:00 PM
Dec 2012

...by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy My brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay My vengeance upon you.”

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