As the U.S. government propels itself toward a year-end “fiscal cliff,” the drumbeat warning of dire consequences is getting louder – in some cases maybe a little too loud.

Most economists agree the U.S. economy will almost certainly fall back into recession unless Congress makes changes to a package of automated tax increases and spending cuts agreed to last summer to break a deadlock over raising the debt ceiling.

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