I don't think it's ever the time to balance the budget by raising taxes on the most productive Americans.

The interesting cause of organized labor's demise is perhaps earlier victories -- the vast majority of Americans are now empowered and skilled to the extent that they do not need collective bargaining,

There are two things that can hurt an economy, one is a deficit and the other is higher taxes, so it's almost a matter of pick your poison, ... But why do we have to run deficits, or why do we need higher taxes? They both really stem from not the tax cuts but from overspending.

if ever there was a time to run a deficit, it was during that recession and it was this kind of deficit where you promoted an aggregate supply.

It's very pragmatic and I think this would give the older program more balance. Basically, if they pay taxes and show that they are good citizens, they can work their way into the system the old fashioned way.

Americans spend much of their adult lives paying taxes in various forms. We should end this practice of paying a tax that is triggered only by debt.