re: #2 Dark_Falcon

The problem is that you can’t raise taxes on those wealthy people high enough to avoid the sequester without causing capital flight and crashing the economy. Ways have to be found to cut non-defense spending.

What’s so special about defense spending that it’s better for a kid die of starvation than to consider cutting programs from the Military?

I get the USA needs a strong military to defend themselves, but you also need to invest on your own people to get ahead. Jesus.

Also, we are not talking about raising taxes to take 50% of their income.