Fiscal Cliff: Changes for Taxes and Food

Eureka, CA- Just four days left until the U.S. has to make a decision before we meet the “fiscal cliff.”

Today, top leaders met with president Obama to make some sort of deal to meet the January 1st deadline.

 
 
We all wish this wasn’t the economic reality of our nation, but it is.
An unexpected milking of shopper’s pockets could be added to the list. Locally, it costs about $3 for a gallon of milk but some experts say that by 2013, we'll be paying an upwards of $8 per gallon.
 

Cheri Keismer is retired and on a fixed income. She says being squeezed by the increase in food prices and taxes is already taking a toll on her finances.

“ I think it's wrong for us to expect to pay for the mistakes of those who have made them. And I think the fiscal cliff is all prefabricated, says Keismer

 
 
People across the nation are pleading with congress and our Commander in Chief to act fast; before the debt limit hits rock bottom.