How about instead of telling me what I “assume” you tell me what you think should be done? Our country is in a pickle and that needs to change. If we can’t be rational thinkers and try to come up with a plan we are destined for failure. I agree that the debt deal does nothing, zero, nada to answer to this countries economical problems. It’s a friggen dog and pony show. Nobody wants to piss off their base because they are worried more about their jobs than this country.
I have a dollar here that says there's a tax increase somewhere in that package of rational thinking you have.