[Dr.Deth]

Did I just see the comPost acknowledge the statistical link between excessive taxation and excessive lobbying (and ipso facto excessive corruption)?

What do they think they are, a newspaper?

[A_Former_Democrat]

The rates are higher now. There is less “loopholes” to eliminate or reduce.

So it sounds to me like cutting spending is the “compromise” Nowhere else to go but there.

After all, it should be the “bipartisan thing to do” right Samuelson?

[TribalPrincess2U]

Just take Zippy’s ‘checkbook’ away.

[Moonman62]

The struggle between President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner over the “fiscal cliff” indicates that this beneficial consensus has collapsed.

That's all political theater. There's a huge consensus for bigger government and higher taxes for those who can't afford to avoid them.