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White House Using Social Media for Fiscal Cliff Agenda

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    FBN's Shibani Joshi on the White House using Twitter to push middle-class tax cuts

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-- and the White House is also asking Americans take to Twitter and other social media.

To voice their concerns.

Shibani Joshi has more on that Haitian -- hi guys -- -- we're waiting on the president didn't he's using every form of media he can to push his agenda at.

On this fiscal cliff issue actually taking a social -- -- even before he gets up on television and speaks.

Pushing on Twitter and other web sites including the whitehouse dot does.

And that he's new hash tag on Twitter to spark a dialogue about.

These proposed tax cut extensions now and the hash tag is pound sign my HUK in -- two K alludes to that 2200 bucks.

And tax increases at the middle class could avoid if -- tax cuts are an extended he's taking -- Twitter today the White House website as I mentioned.

To get citizens talking about what this debate and that's when he 200 backs could mean to -- and obviously gain support for his.

Agenda already on Twitter we're already getting tons of replies Katrina for example has already tweeted this morning I'll use my two -- for my son's education.

Also.

Here -- -- saying get the deficit down please but this open forum is also -- him up for -- criticism.

Paul out there tweeting you can't just tax the wealthy.

To be serious about debt reduction -- need entitlement reform and to stop spending money that you -- don't have so it's cutting the administration both ways.

At last check guys however are looking at the top trending -- topics out there.

Slash my two -- not up there yet but obviously we're waiting for the president's talk about the essence market dialogue as we know very very heated not just for the public the businesses and and the environment and politicians as well dolce Aman not to be here in a few minutes and not Shibani -- -- -- -- -- -- thank you -- Bonnie -- --