Originally Posted by onetime2

Unless there is significant change in the freespending ways of both parties, the government will continue to spend more than they bring in. Raise tax rates to 98% and guess what? You will still have a deficit because politicians pay no price for exceeding spending limits. In fact the opposite is true. If you can bring more money back to the state you represent than it sends to Washington you are treated as a God and tend to have a long and lucrative career in politics.