Originally Posted by KMA-628

I have made mention of my opinion here several times.

Short version: TABOR (Tax Payer Bill of Rights)

It has already been tested and it works.

Gov't spending is capped and follows inflation/growth (pick your poison).

If inflation/growth goes up 3%, so can gov't spending.

If it goes down, so does gov't spending.

If it stays the same, so does gov't spending.

It is called working within a budget--something all of us do and we should require the same of our gov't.

Gov't revenue is on the rise, if spending was kept under control, the two would even out eventually.

Another idea would be Flat Tax/VAT/VST: Income redistribution aside, if Amerca became the tax-haven to end all tax-havens, companies would flock to bring their money here and we could see a tremendous amount of growth in gov't revenue.

All of this aside, nothing can be done to help until spending is controlled.