I'm pretty confident the vast majority of our elected federal officials place being in power ahead of anything else. That means giving away more and/or taking less. The Ds give away more while the Rs take less. The net result is the same: More debt.
Best to come to terms with reality. How about installing a tax system that uses algebra to tie tax rates to spending (x, 2x, etc.) and gradually pushing back the SS NRA and Medicare eligibility age to 70, and then adjusting them every decade starting in a few decades for changing life expectancy, so benefits are received over a constant percentage of life expectancy?
This would be a big part of the solution. I've been thinking about how to limit the automated increases, but not the spending concept. This is excellent, and important!
I'm pretty confident the vast majority of our elected federal officials place being in power ahead of anything else. That means giving away more and/or taking less. The Ds give away more while the Rs take less. The net result is the same: More debt.
Best to come to terms with reality. How about installing a tax system that uses algebra to tie tax rates to spending (x, 2x, etc.) and gradually pushing back the SS NRA and Medicare eligibility age to 70, and then adjusting them every decade starting in a few decades for changing life expectancy, so benefits are received over a constant percentage of life expectancy?
This would be a big part of the solution. I've been thinking about how to limit the automated increases, but not the spending concept. This is excellent, and important!