Fiscal cliff diner summit
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In Washington, politicians talk about the fiscal cliff. In the rest of the world, they actually plan for the fallout. Five Virginia community leaders come together at a local coffee shop (Northside Arlington Social) to talk about the decisions they’re making to protect their organizations from the fall.
Michelle Cowan
Director, Management & Finance, Arlington County
Tom Mastaglio
CEO, MYMIC
(Defense contractor runs a company employing about 100 people, based in Norfolk VA)
Lynn Ann Casey
CEO, Arc Aspicio
(Homeland security contracting company that employs about 35 people)
Ken Naser
Executive Director, ALIVE
(VA non-profit organization that runs a pre-school, shelter and foodbank)
Michael Hairston
Music teacher and president of the Fairfax Education Association -
Danger of the longer the talking, the more will opportunists plan to profit from cliff fall, & foster a fatalist acceptance?
#DinerSummitby EdwardHarkins via twitter 12/13/2012 3:48:29 PM -
#dinersummit as a minimum wage part-time worker barely getting by, will the #fiscalcliff tax hikes take what little i have to pay my bills?by mikeyb4 via twitter 12/13/2012 3:48:36 PM -
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Danger of the longer the talking, the more will opportunists plan to profit from cliff fall, & foster a fatalist acceptance?
#DinerSummitby EdwardHarkins via twitter 12/13/2012 3:56:12 PM -
Community organizations and labour groups hold a demonstration for their views in handling of the 'Fiscal Cliff' near the office of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) in Doral, Florida December 10, 2012. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
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