[quote=poorgradstudent]
A huge chunk of our taxes go to national defense, and there’s the biggest irony; a lot of people who want lower taxes want higher defense spending. The sequester actually was helpful in temporarily stemming ballooning defense spending, but unfortunately most of that eventually got exceptioned out.[/quote]

Defense spending is large but it’s not the main problem with the national budget. Healthcare is the biggest one and growing way too fast. You have to address cost side of the equation which means you have to eliminate the medical monopolies and artificial supply constraints. Raising taxes and subsidizing certain individuals isn’t going to fix the real problem.