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|may have existed earlier, but popularized in 1924 by Leon Trotsky. Describes a sympathizer of a cause but who does not formally belong to the cause, such as a [[communist]] sympathizer who is not part of the communist party. The term was invented by the communists in its original, non-negative sense, but the conservatives were the first to use it as a pejorative term.  

|may have existed earlier, but popularized in 1924 by Leon Trotsky. Describes a sympathizer of a cause but who does not formally belong to the cause, such as a [[communist]] sympathizer who is not part of the communist party. The term was invented by the communists in its original, non-negative sense, but the conservatives were the first to use it as a pejorative term.  

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|fiscal cliff

|[[fiscal cliff]]

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|2012

|first coined by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, it refers to the inevitable sharp drop in spending and perhaps an increase in taxes to due to massive, irresponsible federal budget deficits<ref>http://www.benjaminfedwards.com/blog/?p=197</ref>

|first coined by Federal Reserve Chairman [[Ben Bernanke]], it refers to the effect on the economy of a sharp drop in spending and perhaps an increase in taxes scheduled to take effect at approximately the same time.<ref>http://www.benjaminfedwards.com/blog/?p=197</ref>

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|[[Flip flop (politics)|flip-flop]]

|[[Flip flop (politics)|flip-flop]]