WBSM - New Bedford's Local Source For News, Talk, and Sports! » fiscal cliff http://wbsm.com For over 60 years, WBSM has been the #1 source for News, Talk, and Sports in New Bedford! Thu, 23 May 2013 03:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Fiscal 'Deal' is done but at what expense? http://wbsm.com/fiscal-deal-is-done-but-at-what-expense/ http://wbsm.com/fiscal-deal-is-done-but-at-what-expense/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 13:57:12 +0000 Phil Paleologos http://wbsm.com/?p=44594 I laugh hearing the serious tone of news readers telling us about the Fiscal Cliff deal! So, other than costing most working Americans more in Social Security payments, who benefited from the political theater?

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]]> http://wbsm.com/fiscal-deal-is-done-but-at-what-expense/feed/ 0 401k 2012,flickr Are you satisfied with the Fiscal Cliff Vote? [POLL] http://wbsm.com/are-you-satisfied-with-the-fiscal-cliff-vote-poll/ http://wbsm.com/are-you-satisfied-with-the-fiscal-cliff-vote-poll/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:16:05 +0000 Phil Paleologos http://wbsm.com/?p=44551 All things considered, your Social Security just went up and will cost you, plus Congress just increased our debt by 3.9 billion American greenbacks! Happy New Year!

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]]> http://wbsm.com/are-you-satisfied-with-the-fiscal-cliff-vote-poll/feed/ 0 Getty Images Fiscal Cliff Bill Passed http://wbsm.com/fiscal-cliff-bill-passed/ http://wbsm.com/fiscal-cliff-bill-passed/#comments Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:56:59 +0000 BJ Ragone http://wbsm.com/?p=44315 At the last second, Democrats and Republicans agreed on a deal to hold off the 'Fiscal Cliff'. That bill has passed in the House.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/fiscal-cliff-bill-passed/feed/ 0 Getty Images Are We Going Over the Fiscal Cliff? http://wbsm.com/are-we-going-over-the-fiscal-cliff/ http://wbsm.com/are-we-going-over-the-fiscal-cliff/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 02:06:22 +0000 Phil Paleologos http://wbsm.com/?p=43595 A few days separate whether many of us will pay higher taxes or not! One side argues raising taxes is a must!

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]]> http://wbsm.com/are-we-going-over-the-fiscal-cliff/feed/ 0 Getty Images Compromise Possible On Fiscal Cliff http://wbsm.com/compromise-possible-on-fiscal-cliff/ http://wbsm.com/compromise-possible-on-fiscal-cliff/#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:49:03 +0000 Jack Peterson http://wbsm.com/?p=41706 President Obama responded yesterday to House Speaker John Boehner's "fiscal cliff" offer to compromise on higher tax rates for the richest Americans. 

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]]> http://wbsm.com/compromise-possible-on-fiscal-cliff/feed/ 0 Getty Images Washington Puts Fiscal Cliff On Hold, Takes A Break http://wbsm.com/washington-puts-fiscal-cliff-on-hold-takes-a-break/ http://wbsm.com/washington-puts-fiscal-cliff-on-hold-takes-a-break/#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 19:00:00 +0000 Phil Paleologos http://wbsm.com/?p=38806 As employers, my wife and I have had applicants first ask about 'smoke breaks', holidays and what day of the week payday is before asking ANYTHING about the job!

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]]> http://wbsm.com/washington-puts-fiscal-cliff-on-hold-takes-a-break/feed/ 0 Getty Images Should We Raise Taxes on the Wealthy to Avoid the 'Fiscal Cliff'? — Survey of the Day http://wbsm.com/should-we-raise-taxes-on-the-wealthy-to-avoid-the-fiscal-cliff-survey-of-the-day/ http://wbsm.com/should-we-raise-taxes-on-the-wealthy-to-avoid-the-fiscal-cliff-survey-of-the-day/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 22:35:54 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=150020 Negotiations between President Obama and the Republican-led House of Representatives over the "fiscal cliff" are heating up. Some economists believe if a compromise isn't made by December 31 of this year, the U.S. economy could fall back into recession.

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]]> http://wbsm.com/should-we-raise-taxes-on-the-wealthy-to-avoid-the-fiscal-cliff-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Pool, Getty Images What Is The Fiscal Cliff All About? http://wbsm.com/what-is-the-fiscal-cliff-all-about/ http://wbsm.com/what-is-the-fiscal-cliff-all-about/#comments Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:59:46 +0000 Phil Paleologos http://wbsm.com/?p=31686 I plan on doing shows that will inform our listeners about the Fiscal Cliff that refers to the effect of a series of recent laws, if unchanged, will result in a lot of problems for all of us!

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