My point being the govt. reflects the people. Financially people in this country have less savings than at any time in history and more debt than anytime in history. How can you expect people than take out Home equity loans to buy RV's ,boats whatever to go to congress and all of the sudden start spending wisely ? they cannot even manage their own spending let alone some one elses money. Bush as not run up the dificet all by himself. If you look at the line items on the federal budget borrowing against the future has created the deficit. Specifically spending in the areas of social security and Human services. It's going to get worse and taxing the economic drivers that can build jobs and grow the economy is not the way to fix it. ALa most European nations have proven.