Martin A. Sullivan (Tax Analysts), Are You Ready for Taxmageddon?, 135 Tax Notes 931 (May 20, 2012):

A combination of spending cuts and tax increases could bring the economy to its knees at the end of 2012. By our count, the economy must deal with nine significant fiscal events that will be automatically triggered by current law if Congress and the president take no action. Together these events create a perfect storm of contractionary tax and spending policies that could push the already fragile American economy back into recession. Fed Chair Ben Bernanke dubbed it a "fiscal cliff." The media calls it Taxmageddon.  [Click on chart to enlarge.]

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