To the Editor;
Yuval Levin reiterates an incomplete and unhelpful dichotomy when he writes, "Democrats want to close the budget gap by having the government lean more heavily on the wealthy, while Republicans want to close it by having the government spend less money." (February 20, "Old and White? Less help for you").
A more representative depiction would be that many want to close the budget gap through higher revenues (which do not come from lower tax rates) and through lower government spending (which should not affect the needs of crucial public projects, like education, science and infrastructure).
Because we want what is impossible, we get nothing but commentary.
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