The time to talk about these things is when we spend them, not when we need to pay for them though. Logically speaking, the solution is clear going forward:

The time to talk about these things is when we spend them, not when we need to pay for them though. Logically speaking, the solution is clear going forward: 1. Higher taxes 2. Reduced government spending However, we are not willing to have these difficult conversations and are focused on appeasing people. Also, lets put things in context -- here is a summary from Claude. Over the last decade, federal income taxes went down for nearly everyone in rate terms, but the percentage benefit was larger for high earners and corporations.