[quote=sdduuuude]I’m no Tea Partier. I know little of their platform. But, they have a legitimate gripe when it comes to gov. spending. Presenting it in terms of taxes doesn’t alleviate the concern about government spending, now does it ? Is that enlightening enough ?[/quote]

Sure, I agree and also have gripes with certain government spending (military, corn subsidies, etc). I’m sure everyone does. But certainly everyone can also agree that certain government spending is beneficial (roads, police, education, etc). So the issue then becomes, how do we pay for the beneficial spending? Where is that sweet spot where taxes are low but all services required by our society are met? The best government is the one that has the most beneficial spending at the least cost to the taxpayer, would you not agree?

By all means, lets cut spending. We can leave theoretical cuts for another thread, but assuming that things aren’t going to get cut (and all signs point to the fact that they won’t be), can we at least try to pay for them?

You gotta give it to the prior administration though, they were smart. Why raise taxes to pay for a couple wars when you can be a hero abroad with your militarism and a hero at home with your tax cuts, all the while leaving the next guy holding the bag? Genius.