#FiscalCliff411: Editor's Choice - Best Questions (Answered or Not)
Congress avoided the #FiscalCliff but the deal raises a lot of questions. The WhiteHouse answered some of those Friday during the @YahooFinance #FiscalCliff411 Twitter chat. YF Editor-In-Chief Aaron Task picks his favorites here. Stay tuned for more: The conversation is just getting started.
Good morning! Ready for #FiscalCliff411? In a few min. we'll be joined by @WHLive's NEC's Brian Deese to answer Qs on the #FiscalCliff deal.
@YahooFinance Will the US Government reduce spending in 2013? #FiscalCliff411 #fiscalcliff #fiscalcliffdeal #FiscalCliffBill
I'll be going to college next year, how does the #FiscalCliff deal help or hurt my financial aid? #FiscalCliff411
@YahooFinance @WhiteHouse Why were there tax provisions for corporations in the #fiscalcliff deal? wapo.st/W37zjE #FiscalCliff411
From investors @YahooFinance: Why not keep "crisis talks" behind the scenes to lessen stock market volatility? #FiscalCliff411
Medicare, Medicaid, & SocSec—dominate in size & growth, soaking up 44% of the budget ~ How do u shrink? CHAT w/ White House #FiscalCliff411
@ReformedBroker @WHLive @YahooFinance For 70+% of us who make less than 50K a year, how much will our taxes go up in 2014? #FiscalCliff411
Why were there so many special interest provisions in the fiscal bill? Why didn't the president veto it & ask 4a clean bill? #fiscalcliff411
I'm middle class -- why are my income taxes going up 2% (around $1,600 per year) when you said they won't? #fiscalcliff411
#Fiscalcliff411 What happened to Pay GO for GOVT spending that Obama promised 2008? Obama got hand on credit card and hasn't stopped since!
If you aren't going to fix major entitlements do I, and other young people in their 20s and 30s get a rebate on what we paid #fiscalcliff411
What can @BarackObama do to avoid a repeat of the 2011 debt ceiling debacle @AaronTask live chat with WH today 11:30 ET #FiscalCliff411
#fiscalcliff411 With 82% of Gov. Spending on "untouchable" Debt, Military, Social Security & Medicare, how can you effect real change?
Would be refreshing to see Congress & @BarackObama negotiate rather than threaten & address spending problems @AaronTask #FiscalCliff411
"Are you [freaking] kidding me?!" is my question for the White House. What's yours? #fiscalcliff411 @yahoofinance- @JeffMacke @YahooFinance ~ Can Congress's pay be tied to performance or lack thereof? Did they really just get a raise?! #FiscalCliff411
#fiscalcliff411 How can you claim there was no higher middle class taxes when payroll taxes went up?
POTUS says he won't negotiate debt ceiling: How does WH view risk of debt downgrade/technical default? #FiscalCliff411- CBO says fiscal cliff deal will increase the deficit by $4T in next decade. How is that good policy? #FiscalCliff411
My Q for @whitehouse: Why isn't reduced defense spending (as a % of GDP) a larger part of the fiscal debate? #fiscalcliff411 @yahoofinance
@YahooFinance my question for @WHLive -- What is President's plan for fixing our broken tax code? #FiscalCliff411 @aarontask
Bill Gross calls F/C deal ''pathetic'' and a "tax increase on 100% of Americans" but POTUS calls it a victory. So far apart. #FiscalCliff411
Has #MintTheCoin chatter over creation of trillion$ platinum coins in debt ceiling stalemate scenario reached the West Wing? #FiscalCliff411
Why does Hollywood get tax breaks? What do they produce that America needs? #FiscalCliff411
