Fiscal Cliff' ... an Illusion or Reality?

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Subject: 'Fiscal Cliff' ... an Illusion or Reality?
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Editor's note: With the Republican Convention wrapped up, the Democrats set to take the stage next week and the election only two months away, we felt it necessary to devote this week's column to a topic the politicians choose to ignore. And we can't think of a stronger voice to tell it than that of Charles Goyette. You might know Charles from his appearances on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, PBS, CNBC and Fox Business Channel, or from his books "The Dollar Meltdown: Surviving the Impending Currency Crisis with Gold, Oil, and Other Unconventional Investments" and "Red and Blue and Broke All Over: Restoring America's Free Economy." So be sure to read on for a timely look at where our country is heading if things don't change ... and soon. — Rudy View This Issue On Our Website [»] Friday, August 31, 2012 'Fiscal Cliff' ... an Illusion or Reality? by Charles Goyette Dear Subscriber, We do get these buzz phrases about the economy, don't we? A special jargon of the financial press and the commentariat, shorthand expressions intended to suggest the speaker has an especially intimate understanding of economic events. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke gave a little miracle-grow boost to the old expression "green shoots" on "60 Minutes" in 2009, as he described signs of a recovery. And once he dropped the phrase, Scott Pelley was right there to pick up on it. "Do you see green shoots?" Pelley asked. "I do. I do see green shoots," allowed the chairman. Bernanke must have been seeing things. That was over three years ago, but Depression-era levels of unemployment persist, the latest numbers reveal that 46.5 million Americans are on food stamps (up from 28 million at the start of the recession), and "60 Minutes" recently re-ran a story about all the schoolchildren who are living in cars with their families and brushing their teeth in the gas station at night before they go to sleep in the parking lot. It Isn't the First Time Bernanke has Suffered Illusions! In early 2007, just when the mortgage meltdown was getting going, he said the subprime market appeared to be "contained." Even more overused than "green shoots" is the expression "headwinds." It is way past its trendy lifespan. But President Obama, seeking to lower expectations for the economy before the election, recently announced that "We're going to have some continued headwinds over the next several months." These nature metaphors for the economy spread like, well, wildfire. The latest, unavoidable in the financial world, is "fiscal cliff." Internal Sponsorship Urgent Reminder: Part II of Fiscal Cliff Briefing Online NOW! In this all-important briefing Weiss Research analyst Mike Larson reveals how this crisis will shake our economy down to its very foundation ... send unemployment skyrocketing ... and cause one of the bloodiest stock market slaughters ever seen. More importantly, he also shows you how to make sure you and your loved ones are NOT among the victims of this great fiscal catastrophe ... how to protect your bank accounts, insurance policies, and your 401(k) retirement accounts ... and more! Click here to watch this ground-breaking event. But This Is NO Illusion! The fiscal cliff is the expiration of the Bush tax cuts at year-end, just as $110 billion in automatic defense and domestic spending cuts — part of the 2011 debt ceiling increase package — kick in with the New Year. About that time, the federal statutory debt ceiling of $16.3 trillion will be breached as well. Of course you can't expect to see these issues met in advance ... After all, it's an election year. The Republican convention is over, and then next week it's the Democrats' turn to get together. So you can expect the presidential campaign to crowd out everything else until the election on November 6. And then the parties start juggling for political advantage for the next election cycle. So the delays and temporary measures that we have come to expect from legislators will be the rule of the day, because all they will do is ... Internal Sponsorship Largest Bubble in History Set to Explode ... What Next? Washintgon and Wall Street have pushed the U.S. into the greatest Financial bubble in history. In this shocking video discover how millions will be reduced to poverty, and the one small action to protect you. View it FREE here. Extend and Pretend Extend the tax cut for a short period. Kick the can down the road on spending cuts. Roll out all the old accounting gimmicks we've seen before to put off reality as long as possible when the debt ceiling is breached. Patch together temporary extensions in the debt ceiling as the debates and standstills continue. It is true that the so-called "fiscal cliff" is the convergence of a lot of things at the same time. But don't for a minute think that Washington can do anything to keep us from going over the economic edge and plunging into the abyss below. Because we have already gone over the cliff. One simple metric makes it clear ... In July the government released the gross domestic product numbers for the second quarter of 2012. The part of the story that didn't make the evening news is this: The federal government added $2.33 in debt for every $1 increase in GDP. The headwinds of debt have long since blown away the green shoots of growth. We don't have to wait for the end of the year. We have already gone over the fiscal cliff. For Your Freedom & Prosperity, Charles P.S. No matter what changes are in store for our country, our future prosperity lies squarely in our own hands. And one of the best places right now to do just that is by playing the rapid expansion of key emerging markets ... from the safety and familiarity of the U.S. stock exchanges. Rudy Martin's Emerging Market Winners members just grabbed gains to the tune of 7%, 22% and 34% last week and there are plenty more where those came from! Take his service for a risk-free test drive today — click here now! About Uncommon Wisdom For more information and archived issues, visit http://www.uncommonwisdomdaily.com Uncommon Wisdom (UWD) is a free daily investment newsletter published by Weiss Research, Inc. This publication does not provide individual, customized investment or trading advice. All information is based upon data whose accuracy is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. Performance returns cited are derived from our best estimates, but hypothetical as we do not track actual prices of customer purchases and sales. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of third party advertisements or sponsors, and these ads do not necessarily express the viewpoints of Uncommon Wisdom or its editors. For more information, see our Terms and Conditions. View our Privacy Policy. 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