Good Solutions Can Be Avoided, And Are.

       Boy, everybody is putting forth ideas on how to resolve the budget problem and the sequester. Even Congress is beginning to understand what sequester means. In fact some Senators and Representatives are beginning to squeal just a tad. I say just beginning because it's taking a while for any cutbacks to adversely affect them. See, they thought that because the sequester can't touch their pay or benefits that they were home free. They thought they could foist this on the rest of us and be insulated from it.
       What they're finding out, however, is that their staffs and travel is getting cut. Can you imagine that a Congressman or Senator can no longer travel anywhere, anytime on the government card? Or they can't hire one more staffer to handle the party calendar  And can you imagine the outrage that will ensue when it finally dawns on them they are the ones who caused this to happen?
       Well, when that day comes, we'll see some correctional legislation take place. Such new legislation may not help the people of America, but it most certainly will allow for legislative perks to be reinstated and maybe improved.
       Meanwhile, back on the budget and sequester front, the suggestions heard from our legislators consist of either taxing the rich or taking away the safety nets of the poor. The only sane and actually potentially successful ideas come from people who suggest things like a carbon tax and or eliminating  tax loopholes that favor special interests like carried interest, like kind exchanges, and nine figure IRAs to name a few.
       A carbon tax is the most fair because it targets everyone but an allowance would have to be made in the form of a tax refund for the poor. It also would provide new jobs, new technological advances and help to ease global warming.
       Wanna know what the biggest problem blocking a solution to our economic and budget problems is? When it was decided that corporations were people and they could spend any amount on political influence of elections. Big money has created big budget problems for America.