Cross posted at Conceptual Guerilla.
Here is the simple question . . . and the simple answer. What should Obama do about closing the budget deficit? Yesterday, he actually came up with the answer . . . all by himself. Raise taxes on the wealthy . . . back to the level they were under Bill Clinton when we had budget surpluses.
Now go to the watercooler . . . when the office dittohead is there . . . and say that.
The dittohead will ask why we should "punish" the wealthy for their "achievement" by taxing them more.
He will ask why we should "redistribute" their wealth . . . and give it to some undeserving deadbeat.
He will ask why we shouldn't balance the budget by "making government smaller."
He will suggest that the way to balance the budget is to "cut spending."
The first question is whether you will respond to him at all . . . and second, what will you tell him?