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Compromise or Gridlock in Washington: Two Unpalatable Alternatives

Troy152 Wrote: Dec 12, 2012 10:45 AM

Taxing the rich is not the problem,it's the open check book that the president wants it's all in the same bill, democrats don't want to stop spending money we don't have So the only way they can get the bill passed is using the rich as a stepping stone, because it's a hot topic and just about everyone is for it, the President is just pushing buttons to get the open checkbook,and is putting America at risk to get what he wants......and most people are eating up the bull,The media never tells the real motive behind this so called tax the rich scheme..It's really a way to drive America deeper in debt.The republicans are right on this one,They just need to tell Americans the real truth,because the media will not..

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Compromise or Gridlock in Washington: Two Unpalatable Alternatives

Editor’s note: A version of this article first appeared at Forbes.com.

As soon as the elections were over, a wave of commentaries extolling the virtues of compromise appeared in the press. The common theme is that it is time for Democrats and Republicans alike to end partisan gridlock—to make compromises that will shrink federal deficits without driving us off “the fiscal cliff.”

That said, gridlock has its defenders. They fondly remember “the good old days” in the ’90s when divided government (Democratic White House, GOP Congress) produced a gridlock that kept spending increases relatively modest and eliminated budget deficits....