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Merle Hazard’s newest song is “Fiscal Cliff.”

While he recorded his “Greek Debt Song” several years ago, it still is relevant and fun to watch.

Econlife looked at fiscal cliff details here and, for more on Greece, you might want to go back to econlife’s posts on their spending, taxes, and austerity.