[TheMercenary]

I agree, but the dems actually had controll for 4 years of both houses not 2. And they still control the Senate. What this does show for the first time is some form of limited compromise. I think it is foolish to think that any tax reform is really for buget balancing or deficit reduction because none of the money to be saved is directed at that and historically used for more spending. That is the problem with raising taxes at this point. It will not be used for what worries people the most, deficit reduction. I also agree with the bipartisan commission as well. It is a good start but until people in both groups recognize that hard and difficult choices will have to be made we will only dig ourselves in deeper.