So the retort to tax breaks and unfunded wars is "Take your meds" How about address the point at face value. Simple enough. An idea that you can just keep increasing spending without increasing revenues is as ludicrous as giving tax breaks without reducing spending. They are two sides of the same coin. It is fact that taxes were reduced but spending was not during the Reagan and Bush terms. You can feel free to call someone a troll but that doesn't change facts. Now onward away from just talking points. Does spending need to be reduced? Yes. so expenditures could be reduced. But then again if you are really fiscally prudent you would also consider raising taxes also. That way the deficit could be reduced much quicker. Secondly everyone talks about how businesses need a stable environment. This haggling over the debt ceiling should end now. Passing laws should be paired with paying for them. Separating the two caused idiocy like this to occur. Lastly those that think we can just pay our debt and leave our other 'obligations' go are either naive or hypocritical. They are the first ones that say our government is inefficient and barely functional. How do you think it is going to change its billing processes on a dime to accomplish that?
Watch out, you are trying to interject reason into a tea party circle jerk. You will be met promptly with personal insults and name calling, thats all they have
But on a serious note, I too agree that to solve the problem we do need serious spending cuts AND tax increases AND entitlement reform to get our house in order. But as long as the tea party and their conservative handlers maintain the attitude that slash and burn spending cuts is the only answer, and refuse to acknowledge how we got here you can't negotiate with them.