Reply #67: By actually but not nominally raising taxes and cutting benefits

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Tax rates will go down, which is the only way Republicans will swallow the fact that actual tax payments will go up. Nominal entitlements will continue to rise, which is the only way Democrats will swallow the fact that real benefits will go down. Free Republic will never accept the first half; DU will never accept the second half. The 80% of the country that thinks we're both loonies can probably come to terms with it.