that's a fair question. honestly, everyone has a different version of what is fair. it seems more and more see that number as somewhere near zero.

i think the clinton era taxes were fair. we balanced the budget and the economy didn't crumble prior to bush's tax cuts.

we can all find government programs we don't like or think should be cut. the fact is that many of these programs are well liked by the recipients, be they liberals, conservatives, or moderates on the political spectrum. what we seem to have right now in this country is a feeling like we are entitled to government programs but not entitled to pay for them. we cannot have both.