| Taxes
The point is I am sure there is stuff you would have a hard time cutting.
Depending on how you do the accounting the military spending in 2004 was almost 48% of the money spent. Far more than any "entitlement". Civilian Government workers, not people on welfare, medicare, or social security, are the next big block of spending.
I'm sure we would both agree that a lot of those "government workers" could probably be done without, but the military is so huge we'd have to cut that too if we really wanted to fix the HUGE problem we are cooking up. I bet even if we ended all welfare, medicare, etc.. it would not correct the deficit enough to allow a huge tax cut.
Flat tax may be fine, if we simplify taxes and things work out right that is fine with me. But you will still bitch, your primary income tax might go down, but to do it correctly your Social security taxes will go up if your household income continues to grow. Right now people who make over $90k a year get a big break on social security, if you truly make the taxes flat they should pay on their full income.
I really don't think your idea is going to come true though, you're dreaming. The only way it will happen is if a 3rd party somehow gains power in the government. Both democrats and republicans are happy enough to apply short term thinking for their own benefit.  |