Obama Holds Twitter Town Hall on Fiscal Cliff

President Barack Obama held a Twitter town hall Monday afternoon to answer citizens' questions regarding the fiscal cliff.

Twitter users asked Obama questions using the hashtag #My2k. That's a reference to the approximately $2,200 the White House estimates middle class Americans stand to lose if Congress fails to extend the Bush tax cuts for those making $250,000 or less.

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