In spite of what you believe to be the role (or non-role) of our government, taxation to pay for the things government does is one of them.

If you want to bring the deficit down, it will take a combination of spending cuts and tax increases to do so.

Ask the ghost of Ronald Reagan about that. He'll tell you he raised taxes more than any other in the history of our country.

To believe otherwise is a sign of idiocy.

Tea Partiers ---> The Idiots Within.