They 're bluffing -- and hoping we fold . Van Jones : After all , it is hard to stomach an artificial crisis like the fiscal cliff . Jones : Artists ' works expose fiscal cliff as a bluff to cut essential services . Jones : We need a return to higher taxes , lower the spending of previous years . Listen to artists , he said . They are in the forefront of many social movements .
Van Jones : After all , it is hard to stomach an artificial crisis like the fiscal cliff . Jones : Artists ' works expose fiscal cliff as a bluff to cut essential services . Jones : We need a return to higher taxes , lower the spending of previous years . Listen to artists , he said . They are in the forefront of many social movements .