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So here we are a couple days away from watching the US take an economic hammer to its own head. We don't know the full extent of the damage we will cause, maybe just a bruise, possibly just a concussion, potentially permanent brain damage, but in any case it's going to hurt. The left hand will blame the right hand, and the right hand will blame the left hand, but in the end, the whole body suffers.

There are still some idiots out there (some running from President) who can't do basic math and think in the end, no one will care that we can't meet some of our essential bills next week. For some reason there are too many of these idiots that simply can't do math. And it's just not possible to make these people any smarter in our given time frame. And another basic truth seems to be, these people are too stupid to ever admit they are wrong on anything. Compromise is a SAT word completely beyond their understanding.

So let's move beyond these people and see if the rational 2/3 of Congress has any chance.

We spend too much money. Understood. Given the economic environment created by Junior, this is understandable, but yes, we've got to worry about long term debt.

Entitlements need to be reformed. Again. Understood. I am of the opinion that entitlements is one of the fundamental parts of the social contract between the people and the government. It should not be stripped away, but there are some reasonable reforms necessary.

Taxes need to be revised. Cutting is not going to be enough. Taxes are not the job killers some claim. Some people are not paying their fair share. Again undestood.

If anyone spends 20 minutes studying up on these points, the deal should get done. Put politics aside. Compromise doesn't have to be a dirty word. Either that, or there are a lot more crazy people out there than I thought and we're all going to pay for it.