[mjp]

Many in the general public and many Republican elected officials believe lowering tax rates would help reduce the deficit. Virtually all economists disagree,

Maybe the government should cut taxes and CUT SPENDING TOO, to balance the budget. sheesh

[Beagle8U]

You don't even have to cut spending, just freeze spending.

And I mean freeze it to a dollar amount. If you are spending one billion on welfare, next year it will be exactly one billion again. After a few years they will have to cut out the waste and fraud.