Scrooge Christmas
fiscal cliffに一定の手当ができないとこういうクリスマスを迎えることになると発言したオバマ大統領。Scroogeはアメリカでは小学生でも知っている人名でしょう。Othelloくんに簡単な解説をしてもらいましょう。（UG）
Obama warns of 'Scrooge Christmas' without fiscal deal
Mr Obama made the remarks as he tried to win public support for his plan on a visit to a toy-maker in Pennsylvania.
But Republican House Speaker John Boehner said talks with the White House had gone "almost nowhere".
He said President Obama's plan to raise $1.6tn (£1tn) of revenue over 10 years was not a "serious proposal".
Planned tax rises and spending cuts due to take effect on 1 January could send the US back into recession, economists warn.
