Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Will the Super Committee Be the Grinch This Christmas?

The special deficit-reduction panel appears to be making little progress in trimming more than a trillion dollars from the federal budget — and that has prompted some to question whether this will take a bite out of consumer spending this holiday season, according to CNBC.

Some retail experts fear that further political gridlock in Washington will make American consumers even more hesitant to spend during the busiest shopping period of the year.

The Super Committee has been negotiating behind closed doors since September, and they have until Nov. 23 — that’s the day before Thanksgiving — to reach an agreement on at least $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction measures.

Some retail experts fear that further political gridlock in Washington will make American consumers even more hesitant to spend during the busiest shopping period of the year…

Wait..wait..there’s more at http://www.cnbc.com/id/45031691

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