Van Jones : After Newtown , it is hard to stomach an artificial crisis like the fiscal cliff . Jones : Artists ' works expose fiscal cliff as a bluff to cut essential programs . Jones : We need a return to higher taxes , lower defense spending of Clinton years . Listen to artists , he says . Instead of tackling these problems , some of our nation 's leaders are apparently contemplating putting Social Security , and maybe Medicare , on the chopping block in a panic move -- all to avoid an artificially contrived deadline . Comment:
Van Jones : After Newtown , it is hard to stomach an artificial crisis like the fiscal cliff . Jones : Artists ' works expose fiscal cliff as a bluff to cut essential programs . Jones : We need a return to higher taxes , lower defense spending of Clinton years . Listen to artists , he says . Comment: