Fiscal cliff debate: No progress as tax cuts set to expire

The Takeaway

Worries about the fiscal cliff are beginning to sound like predictions from the Mayan calendar.

John Boehner recently said no progress had been made in the fiscal cliff negotiations. And in a chat on Twitter on Monday, President Barack Obama took a firm stand against major tax cuts.

But Dave Weigel, political reporter from Slate, says it's hard to get a feeling for what's really going on.

"Reading all of this is just like reading any sort of gypsy tea leaf prediction, or statement," he said. "These people are not really saying what their final negotiation position is, they're saying what tarot cards they have on hand."

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