This is also my line of thinking. I'd much rather the government at least show a valid, true attempt to cut the fat before even talking about raising my taxes.

This is also my line of thinking. I'd much rather the government at least show a valid, true attempt to cut the fat before even talking about raising my taxes. It seems like, in theory, a government should be bounded by its revenue and raise taxes if it needs more(as voted upon). Instead, tax rates and government spending both seem mainly arbitrary.