> I don't see how to get out of the mess we are in. Gotta start at the top. Transparency and clarity of spending coupled with simplification of the tax code. I

> I don't see how to get out of the mess we are in. Gotta start at the top. Transparency and clarity of spending coupled with simplification of the tax code. In the meantime, deference to smaller regions can help (but not on everything) where accountability is more real. > These are structural problems in the nation and I think secession is going to occur in the next 50 years or so. Nah, apathy wins in these situations where boats are not rocked significantly on either side.