国会预算办公室和美联储预计跌下财政悬崖将在2013年导致衰退，美联储伯南克最近宣称，美联储无法冲销经济所受到的消极效应。
The Congressional Budget Office and the Federal Reserve predict that going over the fiscal cliff would cause a recession in 2013, with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke recently saying that the Fed would be unable to offset the adverse effect on the economy.