WASHINGTON (WUSA) - The fiscal cliff is within spitting distance and 9News went out with the soap box to give our passionate viewers a chance to sound off on the impending fiscal cliff.

A lot of us are scratching our heads, wondering why the politicians have yet to come up with a plan to keep us from falling off the fiscal cliff - something nearly all of them think would be a disaster.

WUSA9 reporter Matt Jablow took the streets with help from photojournalist Chip Baysden and producer Elizabeth Jia.