A rundown of situation.
Shortly after election season ended, all talk shifted to this looming disaster. The financial cliff, a term coined by Ben Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, is a series of deadlines and end dates all coming together in one massive economic blow. Tax cuts will end. Taxes will rise. Spending will be slashed. The deficit will be cut down tremendously in a short amount of time, but at the cost of causing a depression within the country. In other words, a deal must be made in congress, a compromise on how to deal with such an fiscal cliff.
Now congress must decide whether or not to raise taxes for and end tax cuts for the rich, a plan favored by the Democrats, or to lower taxes and prop up tax cuts for the rich and middle class, a plan favored by the Republicans. Whatever happens next, the following I believe will occur in some shape or form.
1. If congress misses the deadline for solving the problem, the financial cliff will not set in immediately.
It will take some time for the measures found in the financial cliff to manifest themselves. Congress has until then to bicker among themselves and find compromise, so that they may appease a fearful citizenry and outraged economy. With those two groups preemptively knocking on the door, congress will be much more likely to pass a compromise then, a month or so after the deadline set, as some project.
2. If the US goes off the financial cliff, people will blame the GOP more.
53% of people counted on the poll would view the GOP unfavorably while 45% say all the blame would go on the GOP. There is more to the story than I can cover at this time, go here to read more.
I agree with your thoughts Brenton, most notably with the idea that a drone strike is an act of war. In regard to a drone strike being an act of terrorism, well I think that comes down to how we define terrorism or a terrorist. I would define a terrorist organization as any paramilitary group not affiliated with a national government that uses violence to carry out its goals. By this definition, U.S. military strikes are not terrorist attacks per say, but they are definitely an act of war.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I accidentally commented on the wrong article, but in response to your drone article, I would like to point out some things you should clarify in your article. You should first define your definition of terrorism and an act of war, and talk about how they are different or the same. Then from their you can make a more comprehensive answer and provide more info for your viewers so they are more informed so they can form their own educated opinion
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