The U.S. Careens Over the Fiscal Cliff, Reaching Only Half of a Deal

New submitter Jetra wrote with word that the House of Representatives failed to vote on the "fiscal cliff" deal before midnight, technically sending the U.S. over the fiscal cliff. The White House and Senate, however, reached an agreement at the last minute to allow for some tax increases, and a House vote approving it is expected in the next day or two: "The agreement came together after negotiators cleared two final hurdles involving the estate tax and automatic spending cuts set to hit the Pentagon and other federal agencies later this week. Republicans gave ground on the spending cuts, known as the sequester, by agreeing to a two-month delay paid for in part with fresh tax revenue, a condition they had resisted. White House officials yielded to GOP wishes on how to handle estate taxes, aides said." The battle over required spending cuts has predictably been delayed for another day, making the deal far from complete.

Who cares...

[banbeans]

Who cares...
It is all bread and circus anyway.

Re:Remember Remember

[Jetra]

Tried that. Didn't seem to work. I'm going to vote Ron Paul until he's dead. Then, I'm going to clone him and attempt to get him in office until it is achieved.

Re:First Time

[93 Escort Wagon]

If you wrote it, it was ok, if your original write up was hacked to pieces it happens.

Wait... Are you implying Slashdot editors actually edit!? Haha, you had me going there for a minute!