Fiscal Deal Failure Would Dent Monthly Budgets for Millions

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capitol-congressFamilies across the country might soon have to start trimming back their monthly budgets, with lawmakers running out of time and ideas for averting a crushing set of tax hikes.

President Obama, cutting his family vacation short, was flying out of Hawaii late Wednesday and planned to be back in Washington by Thursday morning. But it’s not clear what he’ll do once he gets there — as of Wednesday, congressional leaders on all sides reported little to no bipartisan progress, or even conversations, toward a fiscal crisis deal over the Christmas break.

Obama aides and lawmakers are now talking about a scaled-down package as the most likely vehicle for solving the problem, something that could at least prevent most of the scheduled tax hikes.

But without at least a short-term fix, families are going to have to break out the calculators in the new year and figure out how to make do with less.

“You’re going to have less money to spend in a very difficult economy with very little clarity on how the economy will pick up in the near future, or even in the long run,” financial adviser Ed Butowsky said. “We are entering into a very difficult economic environment, unfortunately.”

According to numbers crunched by the Tax Policy Center, millions of families will take a hit, to varying degrees.

For those making below $10,000, the tax increase amounts to roughly $300. But those making between $40,000 and $50,000 would pay an additional $1,700 in 2013.

Up the pay scale a bit more, households earning $50,000-$75,000 would send an extra $2,300 to Washington. And for those making over $200,000 — but under $500,000 — the tax bill will grow by roughly $14,000.

The numbers go up from there. Those making more than a million dollars a year could pay more than $200,000 in additional taxes.

There are still some escape hatches on the road to this scenario. Congress and the White House could come together on a scaled-back deal; they could pass a short-term bill extending current rates and resume the debate next year; or they could let the tax hikes take effect, only to come back in 2013 and retroactively patch up the mess.

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2 COMMENTS

  1. President Obama does not want to avoid the fiscal cliff. he would like to go over it and enforce all these taxes. The only other option he will consider is if president Obama is given the full right to continuously raise the debt ceiling. Meaning, he can borrow as much money as would like to. Even if the County’s credit rating will be further downgraded.

  2. I thought obama’s plan was to ease the burden of the middle class, and heavily tax the rich, #1 I see he’s even taxing the poor #2 the way to help fix the economy is by allowing the rich to continue spending, and instead of heavily taxing the rich to give it to the poor, and increasing government programs to help the poor, the rich people’s major shopping sprees will help fix the economy. I think Obama wants to do as much damage as possible to America while in the white house, most poor people (not talking about learning people, for all we know Hashem put the ideas of government programs into previous presidents’ heads to help Kollel families) want to feel like Human Beings and want to earn the money themselves rather than need to rely on government handouts.

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