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Saturday, December 29, 2012

"Fiscal Cliff" Update

by Calculated Risk on 12/29/2012 08:44:00 PM

Not much ... from the WaPo: Senators trade proposals into night to avoid ‘fiscal cliff’

Senate negotiators labored late into Saturday over a last-ditch plan to avert the “fiscal cliff,” struggling to resolve key differences over how many wealthy households should face higher income taxes in the new year and how to tax inherited estates.
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As nightfall approached, top Democratic and Republican aides continued shuttling paperwork with the latest proposals back and forth between the two leaders’ offices, less than 50 steps apart.
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If all goes according to plan, the leaders would roll out the legislation Sunday night and hold a vote by at least midday Monday, giving the House the rest of New Year’s Eve to consider the measure.
Earlier:
Summary for Week Ending Dec 28th
Schedule for Week of Dec 30th