The truth is that we are going to wind up paying higher taxes. Bailouts, wars, government programs and debt service without revenues means we are running up the credit card.
The true patriotic thing to do would be to call on everyone to pay higher taxes, except the truly poor.
And, for the public sector unions to give up some of their enormous retirement benefits which WILL drive state and local taxes to astronomical levels if pensions aren’t modernized.
Like Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. No-one wants to discuss the REAL ISSUES and how to fix them.