Come Together to Fix the Debt

Come Together!

Let’s tell Congress to work together to fix the debt and avoid the fiscal cliff.

Why?

What is the fiscal cliff and why does it matter to me?

Our spending needs on critical programs are increasing: Our obligations to social security, the military, Medicare, health care and other government programs are growing.
Our revenues from taxes are not growing fast enough to meet those obligations.

In short, the U.S. doesn't have enough money to fund everything we want to pay for. Find out more...

What Can You Do?

Spread the word and get involved

Sign the Citizens' Petition Tell Your Congressperson Become a Local Leader

This week Starbucks employees are adding a simple handwritten message on the cups at Washington, D.C. Area Starbucks locations: "Come Together."
Read the letter from Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz

The Campaign to Fix the Debt is a non-partisan movement to put America on a better fiscal and economic path. We have come together from a variety of social, economic and political perspectives around the common belief that America's growing federal debt threatens our future and that we must address it.
www.fixthedebt.org

Patch is providing coverage of the fiscal cliff crisis and ways the federal debt will affect people in the hundreds of communities it covers nationwide. Check your local Patch for important information and breaking news on how the issue affects you.
www.patch.com