I agree, and 12% seems a little high to me, I bet 10 would get the job done just fine.

and there is no "deficit spending" turn lots of stuff over to the states, like national parks and forests. eliminate the bulk of BS gov spending. also federal civilian employees get paid whatever the average income is for the home county/city they live in. senators and congressmen included.

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