Originally Posted by scambo1

I think you and I are somewhat on the same page except for raising taxes on people by 10%.

Shrink the government.

Cut unearned entitlements.

"Pay as you go" taxes cant be raided for other projects.

What we have now is cuts to programs that people have paid for and that taxpayers will feel. If you cut programs that people don't pay for, there will be incentive for people to go back to work. If the answer is to keep taking from those who work, there will never be a solution, but instead a deepening problem.

When people can "retire" from the workforce because they choose to use drugs (drug addicts, federally, are defined as disabled) they get paid to stay in a government supplied house, to go to government supplied programs, to eat government supplied food and wear government supplied clothes, recieve government supplied education, etc. They have 24 hours/ day to continue to conduct illicit activities - either further earning illegal money or whatever.

We would be on the right track if we started to do away will all such ridiculous programs.

As far as towers and airport infrastructure, taxes and fees are already on the books. Quit diverting those to non-performing programs and then let's see where we are.