Why ‘fiscal cliff’ is an incredibly stupid metaphor.

Perhaps the most important thing to understand about the melodrama known as the “fiscal cliff” that’s been gripping Washington for the past month is how ridiculously overhyped it’s become. In this segment, Bill Moyers turns to two veteran economic minds to help explain why the fiscal cliff is the Y2K of political crises.

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Mansur Gidfar

Dec 19, 2012

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