"כנגד כל הסיכויים, המסגרות של הכלכלה העולמית, פוליטי, מערכות חברתיות מתבצע מזועזע והם מתחילים להתפורר. "

-ג'ים באקר ב "לשגשוג אפוקליפסה בא"

הצרות הכלכליות שלנו הם לא כל על מה שקורה באירופה, זה הכול עניין של מה שאנחנו עושים לעצמנו. אנחנו נראה בשיפוע במדרון חלקלק, לכיוון ירידה פתאומית פעמי, צוק הכספים שנפתחת אל תהום הנשייה.

על ינואר. 1, 2013 מס חברתית שכר הביטחון יוגדל עד 6.2 אחוזים מן ההווה 4.2 אחוז, תחת העסקה אושרה על ידי יום שישי U.S. קונגרס.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered a bleak assessment of the U.S. economy this week, warning of dire risks surrounding the approaching fiscal cliff. “U.S. fiscal policies are on an unsustainable path. The development of a credible medium-term plan for controlling deficits should be a high priority.”

Taxmageddon might just shock the nation come 2013. The purse-strings are being tightened, thanks to the current administration’s new taxes, Obamacare and the expiration of other tax laws. The United States might be dealt a knockout blow, by the old one-two punch. The battle rages on and the fight continues between the Democrats and the GOP, that some congressional aides are referring to as “taxmageddon.”

In the midst of our nation’s struggling economy, Morgan Stanley said this week, “While our analysts are somewhat less worried about the impact of European bank strains,” concerns about the fiscal cliff are reaching new heights. It is already seeing reductions in business orders and new hiring. “The negative impact of the fiscal cliff uncertainty is becoming more widespread.”

“The results are bleak but clear-cut,” said Stephen S. Fuller, a George Mason University professor. “The unemployment rate will climb above 9 אחוז, pushing the economy toward recession and reducing projected growth in 2013 by two-thirds.”

There is a report that says that the federal budget cuts that are to take effect in January could cost more than two million jobs and raise the unemployment rate by another 1.5 percent over the next year.

Economists say the automatic actions scheduled to take place at the end of 2012, like a raise in payroll taxes and increased income tax rates, as well as large cuts in domestic and defense spending might just be enough to push this nation over the edge of the fiscal cliff of taxmageddon and back into recession