The problem is that the money is going to be pissed right down the drain and do nothing to fix our spending problem.
Spot on! If we had a solution - a
real solution, not the semi-liquid bullshit that they will try to pass off as a solution - I wouldn't mind paying extra. I don't think very many people would either. At our core, we all want to see our country do better, and leave it better off than we found it. And, if nothing else, I hope I'm not wrong on that.
But as it stands now, with the stewardship that all the Administrations and the Congresses of the last few decades have shown, I wouldn't consent to pay one fucking red cent extra. Because it will be
wasted, just as surely as it would be wasted if I gave it to a drug addict, scrounging money to get one more fix.
The government brings in ~$2 TRILLION in revenue every year. Does it really need more?
As for this... well, that's somewhat relative. It depends on what the Government has to do and what services it provides. Reasonable men can differ on that. And unreasonable ones can differ even more.