Returning to 90s era tax [spending] levels on the top 2% is not going to destroy the economy; all it will do is reduce the deficit, which should help.
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The only fairy is the Big Government. Like the tooth fairy, the promises of Obama's Big Government are not real. They are unaffordable. We cannot ignore the long-term problems facing Medicare. Kicking the can down the road, pushing the problem onto the next president, is not a solution.
When Reagan was pressured not to allow Volcker to tame high inflation, he famously responded, "if not us, who? If not now, when?" These are the same questions that Romney will ask after somebody advises him not to solve our fiscal problems, rather to kick the can down the road. Romney cares enough about America to sacrifice losing re-election if that's what it takes to make America stronger. I wish I could say the same about Obama.
And who appointed Volcker? Carter. Like many of the things Reagan took credit for, he merely followed Carter's lead.
