MSNBC Melissa Harris-Perry November 17, 2012
Deficit sequestration, and of course, the fiscal cliff. Listening to breathless elected officials discuss the fiscal cliff can be terrifying. As the story goes, weve made some bad choices over the years. Weve tried to outrun it, but in the ends were trapped and it sounds like like our country is facing this. But lets just take a moment and breathe. Because fear is not going to help. And facts will. Here are some of the facts. If a new plan for the federal budget is not reached between congress and the white house by the end of the year, january 1, 2013 will be the first day that significant sp...