We've spent money we did not have. We won't solve that by spending more. In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
In my humble opinion.
When it comes to tax policy, during the Eisenhower years the highest tax bracket was around 90-95 %. Sounds good to me, even if only a handful (yes, really!) of people actually were in that bracket.
Like I've said before, being in that highest bracket should result in having the government give you a medal (knight commander of the golden purse?), and for the annual no.1 tax contributor of society, we'll throw in a cast bronze statue to be erected on some square. Seriously. Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
...we'll throw in a cast bronze statue...