re: #8 FQ Kafir

Orwell would be so proud.

“Increasing revenue” and “balanced approach” have become catchphrases because “raising taxes” doesn’t seem to resonate with Americans.

Reuters/Ipsos Poll conducted by Ipsos Public Affairs. July 25, 2011

“As you probably know, the U.S. budget deficit is currently about 1.4 trillion dollars. There are a number of different solutions being discussed for reducing this deficit. These are cutting existing programs, raising taxes, or some combination of the two. Which approach do you think is best?”

Cut existing programs 19%
Raise taxes 12%
Combination 56%
Neither 8%

that is, raise taxes plus raise taxes and cut spending garners 68% in this poll

hold on and i’ll give you several more