Fiscal cliff demonstrators meet outside US Capitol

An unidentified youngster holds a sign with families and small business owners who gather outside the US Capitol to protest inaction by Congress to pass legislation to avoid the *fiscal cliff*, December 28, 2012, in Washington, DC. Senate and Congressional leaders were to meet President Barack Obama later in the day as the December 31st deadline looms for massive budget cuts and increased tax hikes. UPI/Mike Theiler