Yes, I agree, 'everything' is politicized, but some much more than others. 'Simplifying' the tax code could be ideological, but it's only overtly political giv

Yes, I agree, 'everything' is politicized, but some much more than others. 'Simplifying' the tax code could be ideological, but it's only overtly political given the interest groups of those who profit from complicated taxes. But by that virtue - every little policy of every government agency implies 'politics' and so we'll get nowhere. There's quite a lot of things that Americans widely support, even on some of the heavy 'litmus' issues, it's surprising how much Americans have in common. So yes, you're right, everything would be pulled apart by Fox and MSNBC, but there's a lot that would be less divisive.