What is the answer?

But don't get me wrong either, I don't think that the Democrats have it completely wrong. It is seldom that on side or the other have all "THE ANSWERS" to life's problems. It seems to me that we are a people that have such passion on the edges of each issue from a minority with the majority stuck in the middle. The problem with most in the middle is that they don't bother to pay attention to what is going on to give some clarity to the middle.

I view myself as a radical centrist. One who thinks that there is some merit in all arguments and that we should find some middle ground to work in. Out of control spending and government subsidies out the wazoo is just as bad as giving all the rich fat cats a break in paying their fair share.

We also don't do much to encourage those that do have a little extra something from offering it to those that need a hand. Perhaps the limit on tax deductions for charitable contributions should be raised instead of raising taxes. Maybe there is a way to write the tax code to give people extra credit for doing something like that. If someone makes $300,000 a year and truly wants to tithe the traditional 10%, they don't get to claim all of it. Wouldn't direct contributions of $30,000 a year to charity be better than taxing people and running it through the Federal government machine that seems to strip away too many dollars?

I think people helping people is better than governments helping people. They are there to make sure the roads are paved and our best interests with foreign governments are managed.