“...a daunting challenge that would require revamping federal outlays to emphasize areas like education, infrastructure and research and development. Spending more on these areas would require higher taxes on my generation, which is getting a lot more from government than we are paying into it.”
No, a daunting challenge is cutting federal outlays period. Too many folks getting paychecks from the government, too few people to pay the taxes for all of it.
If you want a daunting challenge - cut social security, federal pensions, military pensions, disability, medicare, medicaid, welfare, food stamps.
THAT is a daunting challenge.
Spending on a different mix of federal gravy is not the answer, and hardly a challenge compared to goring sacred oxen.
Thank you.