You seriously think you can tax the country enough (without cutting spending) to pay down the deficit?
it's got to be a 2-way solution... but higher taxes on the wealthy is definitely an integral part of the strategy... next, better controls (regulations) need to be put in place to reduce waste in medicare/obamacare & social security
republican deregulation has led to significant abuse of tax dollars
additionally, the US needs a new path, military spending needs to be cut by half across the board
finally, the US needs to commit to a long term DEBT (not just deficit) reduction strategy
all of these solution require a center-right approach with all 3 levels of government involved
my opinion: american'ts do not have anywhere near the intellectual maturity to get this done within my lifetime...
a canadian-european-russian-chinese invasion and conquest of the US is far more likely