180131 news 1357307384 1475896406 "Had we hit the fiscal cliff, the effects would have hurt but not nearly as much as advertised," wrote Economics Professor Danny Boston. "There would have been time and opportunity to cut a deal to remove more uncertainty regarding the country’s current and future debt. Instead, we panicked and struck a problematic deal." 

]]> 2013-01-04T00:00:00-05:00 "Had we hit the fiscal cliff, the effects would have hurt but not nearly as much as advertised," wrote Economics Professor Danny Boston. "There would have been time and opportunity to cut a deal to remove more uncertainty regarding the country’s current and future debt. Instead, we panicked and struck a problematic deal." 

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