best cope with or handle this is most welcome.
As for entitlements, government and municipal pensions should be the first to come under scrutiny.
Ds are far more afraid to do this than Rs, and both parties have shown no appetite for tough entitlement
and budget choices.
Repeatedly cutting taxes without offsetting spending cuts will cripple us at some point in time.
Last R who didn't buy into this, or rather reversed course, was 41 and it got him early retirement rather than applause.
Bush's tough choices along with increased productivity due to tech, allowed that asshole Clinton to take bows for
balancing the budget and creating a strong economy. Barry later did a much better job in challenging circumstances
than W/Vice ever did - an admittedly low bar - but also failed to address longer term concerns.
Healthcare wastes over 5% of our GDP compared to other Western economies, and perhaps the Koch brothers are right,
a position both parties should explore.
BTW, cheers Cole, though I do enjoy pulling your chain.