 ccrp poll the fiscal cliff  you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview president barack obama and house speaker john boehner have been unable to come to an agreement to avert the fiscal cliff the negotiations had focused on a 2 trillion package of new revenue spending cuts and entitlement changes the two sides have shaped into a broad deficit reduction plan boehner has proposed a plan b which would extend bushera tax cuts on income of up to 1 million he described it as a fallback option to prevent a sweeping tax hike while negotiations continue on a broader plan on wednesday president obama threatened to veto plan b saying it would bring only minimal changes in projected budget deficits without a deal taxpayers will face automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts failure to reach agreement could spark another recession boehner issued his own statement wednesday saying the president had yet to make a proposal offering a balance between increased revenue and spending cuts while the plan represents a concession from boehner s original vow to oppose any taxrate increase it sets a higher threshold than the 400000 sought by obama obama on monday raised the threshold for the higher tax rates to 400000 boehner and republicans initially opposed any rise in tax rates but agreed to raising revenue by eliminating some deductions and loopholes the offer of a plan with higher rates for millionaires represented a further concession but obama and democrats say it would not suffice obama s latest offer has generated protests from the liberal base of the democratic party because it includes cuts in entitlement programs such as social security medicare and medicaid new poll question what options should the house republicans take to avoid the fiscal cliff demand budget cuts and hold the tax threshold at 1000000 and risk going over the fiscal cliff agree to the presidents demand for additional revenue undecided to vote in this poll click on this link http wwwclintoncountygoporg content whatoptionsshouldhouserepublicanstakeavoidfiscalcl  to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question are you in favor of the new emergency manager law that the legislature passed this week 91 yes the state needs ways to intervene when local jurisdictions refuse to resolve their fiscal problems 9 no the people spoke in november and they don rsquo t want state intervention 0 undecided there were no comments submitted   all emails addresses  