Ding Dong, The Super Committee Is Dead?
WaPo:
The congressional committee tasked with reducing the federal deficit is poised to admit defeat as soon as Monday, and its unfinished business will set up a year-end battle over emergency jobless benefits and an expiring payroll tax holiday.
While wasting most of the year on a non-existent "deficit crisis," the Beltway has ignored the jobs crisis. This neglect is brought into stark relief by what they think they need to do in December:
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