I'm wondering when Mr. VAT makes his first trial balloon appearance next year? Once the republicans cave on tax increases and the tax increases don't close the deficit, i'm guessing some dem in a safe seat will float a VAT as a way to be fiscally responsible.
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Once someone accepts that anything but growth and spending sanity is going to get us out of this problem, 'fiscal responsibility' really are just kind of like asdfalniuh okkneae2