Posted by Nicholas Beaudrot of Electoral Math
At the start of the weekend, Ezra asked what the future should look like, and how it would be paid for. Since we live in a bizarro world where proposing a tax increase to pay for things like body armor, rebuilding New Orleans, and medicine is considered unthinkable, I figured I'd start laying out some proposals to restore fiscal responsibility while still leaving enough wiggle room to pay for new projects.
