#tellusatoday: How to avoid the fiscal cliff?

We asked readers on Twitter for their thoughts on how to avoid the fiscal cliff and whether the Bush-era tax cuts should be allowed to expire. Comments are edited for clarity and grammar:

I think the Bush tax cuts should be allowed to expire, but simultaneously we should cut the federal budget so we stop the deficit now.

-- @DannysKorner

Leave the Bush tax cuts in. Doing anything else won't make a difference. The White House needs a budget.

-- @MgehrmannMary

There is no fiscal cliff, rather a lack of critical thinking, cooperation and compassion in D.C.

-- @DaveRuede

Tell me when any tax increase repaired the economy one bit? The country had its chance Tuesday. Actions have consequences.

-- @dittos88

For the very wealthy, why not let them expire?

-- @SuzanneFulton

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