So, in effect, your two points of Regulation and more Taxes is essentially one point - more taxes.
In the absence of profound regulatory and taxation reform-which is not capable of coming from the same minds that created the problem..we may well be at the end of the line. ...
IMHO...the only solution is a 50 state secession from DC at this point...with a completely new “Constitutional Re-Federalization”..
I don't think a 50 state secession is possible. Too many states like NY, CA, and Mass. So that leaves us with only some states willing and we are back to the 1850s all over again.
The best solution is to keep the Tea Party movement energized and retake the Senate, increase our majority in the House and elect a dynamic and conservative President. Even then, and it is easy to forget this in light of all the propaganda, we will need a filibuster proof majority in the Senate. We hear so often that when the Republicans had all three branches we still didn't do so-and-so. That was because the Democrats used every procedural and rules gimmick in the book to stymie the Republicans because we had only a small majority.
It still amazes me that we never seem to return the favor, although I think the Tea Party Republicans in the House did actually do their part. For that they were called terrorists. The Democrats are called clever and wise when they use even more severe tactics.
“We hear so often that when the Republicans had all three branches we still didn’t do so-and-so.”
They didn’t do what they were elected to do. Neither will the Tea Party. . The pressure that comes to bear on each individual congressman is so great ....there is a wall of money and attendant lobbying interests that is so massive no human can withstand.The various traps and wiles the world lays at their feet ensures the compromise of most entering the office within weeks.Complete with video, audio and banking records