There were NO WORRIES, and now look. John Boehner is back as the House Speaker for another term. Winning by more than a land slide, Boehner got 220 votes. With today being the swear in of the 113th Congress, it’s being said that the chamber is looking like the Republicans are the majority. Despite the fact that some conservatives were upset at Boehner for agreeing to new revenues during the fiscal cliff debates, he’s made it. Let’s see where this will take him with his past plans. Drop down bottom for more. JaaiR (JR)
(Video) President Obama Addresses The Fiscal Cliff
Our President addressed the fiscal cliff earlier today in a press conference filled with everyday citizens that make up the middle class of our country. We’ve all been worried about the looming fiscal cliff, but he calmly assured us that a solution is on its way, though one hasn’t been reached quite yet. See what he had to say below. Marisa Mendez
‘Dairy Cliff’: Milk Prices May Double In New Year!!
So, CNN broke down the situation like this. “In order to keep dairy farmers in buisinesses, the government agrees to buy milk and other products if the price gets too low. The current aggriculture bill has a formula that means the government steps in if the price of milk were to drop roughly from its current national average of about $3.65 a gallon.” Sooo… in a nutshell, it seems like just when prices for gas were easing their way down we now have to spend that money so we’re not eating dry cereal. RUSS B
Platinum Coins Solution To Debt Crisis?!?!
The New $1 Trillion Dollar Coins are made of platinum and could solve the American Debt Crisis. The way that the United States Federal Reserve prints money has legal restrictions, only a certain amount of gold and silver is allowed to be turned into coins. There is also a restriction on how much paper money can be in circulation at any given time. There is however no restriction on coins being printed in platinum not by quantity and not by denomination. Hit the Jump for more. PaulDaPro
