# What we learned from teetering on the fiscal cliff

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDSalon NY2012
- Speaker: Adam Davidson
- Year: 2012
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Economics, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_davidson_what_we_learned_from_teetering_on_the_fiscal_cliff)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

At the end of 2012, the US political system was headed for the "fiscal cliff" -- a budget impasse that could only be solved with bipartisan agreement. Adam Davidson, cohost of "Planet Money," shares surprising data on how bipartisan we truly are -- and hints at the disconnect between representatives and the people they represent.

## Lectures

1. [What we learned from teetering on the fiscal cliff](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/adam_davidson_what_we_learned_from_teetering_on_the_fiscal_cliff/85b8b9448eed), 20 min (TED's player)