#ThingsThatWorkBetterThanCongress: US netizens take to Twitter to complain about fiscal cliff
US President Barack Obama walks across the South Lawn upon return to the White House on December 27, 2012 in Washington, DC. Obama returned to Washington under pressure to forge a year-end deal with Republicans to avoid the tax hikes and spending cuts of the “fiscal cliff.”
Did you get tired of hearing about the fiscal cliff as you perfected your plans for New Year's Eve? You're not the only one. Netizens took to Twitter to express their frustration with Congress, using #ThingsThatWorkBetterThanCongress to let their elected representatives know how they felt.
Here's a collection of the highlights:
What works better than the US Congress?
Netizens explain:
Storified by GlobalPost· Mon, Dec 31 2012 07:19:59
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