Although the "Tea Party" movement offers some promise to the American people, it nonetheless falls short of its full potential for a more comprehensive national dialog.
More specifically, "TEA," an acronym for "taxed enough already," is only one "crop" of what ought to be a more systemic "cornucopia" discussion of macro-economic policy. Sure, taxes are PART of the problem facing our country, but they presuppose the larger question of "how did we get mess in the first place?"
In brief, what is desperately needed is a greater understanding (and eventual adoption) of sound U.S. monetary policy.
However, the immediate discussion of income taxes notwithstanding, change will admittedly take time. Still, if more citizens became cognizant of pivotal financial policy issues, it could force the federal government to act in a fiscally responsible manner. Moreover, the main problem is that we are only cursorily discussing substantial issues such as the deficit and the national debt -- AT BEST. Indeed, the broader crisis of long-term financial sustainability and one of its potential solutions -- commodity-backed (i.e. precious metal) currency --juxtaposed to its antithesis, the current draconian policies of the Federal Reserve, are RARELY mentioned.
A possible suggestion: Add literature from the Austrian school to your reading list (if you haven't already done so) as well as encourage others to do likewise.
This move is highly beneficial and a much needed reprieve from the mass partisan squabbling which is unfortunately all too prevalent amidst our current political discourse.
DAVID M. MERCER
Manassas
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