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2012 Vintage: The “Fiscal Cliff”

Why were we staring at a cliff in December? Because Congress decided that the best way to handle the budget was to wait until 11:59 PM on New Year’s Eve to decide if the country was going to go bankrupt.

Part of the 35 Politicians Jokes: The 2012 “Mayan Prophecies & Martian Pictures” Edition archive. Historically Verified

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⏳ Time Capsule: This is how we rolled in the first two decades of the internet

@The_Mask_Smokin03/20/1999 07:41P-A-R-T-Y? Because I’m laughing!
@Austin_Powers_Doctor09/20/2004 17:09One million laughs! Mwahahaha!
@Cipher_Steak04/13/2014 22:25Ignorance is bliss, but this joke is better.
@Sion_Partier01/15/1997 11:04The last city on Earth loves this one!
@Dexter_Lab_Fan03/01/2008 14:34Dee Dee! Get out of my laboratory! I’m reading!
@Reddit_Original09/28/2014 02:13The front page of the internet... in 1999!
@Not_Bad_Obama07/12/2011 15:28Not bad. Not bad at all.

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