[DannyTN]

The debt crisis is a result of the trade issues. Fixing trade means:

• Lower safety net payments as people go back to work.
• Higher income tax revenues as people go back to work.
• Higher income tax revenues as wages rise.
• Higher tariff revenues.
• Higher corporate tax revenues as more American companies can compete against foreign imports.
• Higher corporate and income tax revenues as more money remains in the American economy and is spent here.

[JayGalt]

Exactly, Focus on the problem not the symptoms.

[JimRed]

Next, start cutting deadwood at the federal level, brutally. Pruning encourages new growth!

[AndyJackson]

exactly. they are the same problem, attempting to live off the largesse of someone else rather than the product of your own labor.

[DoughtyOne]

Exactly!

Man I wish we had more thinkers here.

The tax bill was passed, and it is likely to double federal tax receipts within a few years.

That WILL help with the budget deficit.

Seems almost like Democrats are posting here sometimes.

[zeestephen]

Re: The debt crisis is a result of the trade issues.

I disagree.

The debt crisis is caused by decades of reckless spending and unfunded political promises.

Increasing national income and tax revenue will simply allow higher levels of reckless spending and more unfunded political promises.