A few Pubs have submitted extensive proposals but those will be summarily dismissed as extreme. The two parties are not that far apart in reality. Both full of Big Government - Big Business favoring Kleptocrats. I posted the Modern Money presentation so that some here may possibly read it and understand that when the Fed does QE or Bails out something or when the Congress does earmarks or stimulus, it is just more easy money going into the hands of Big Business Guilty Rich Criminals with no regulators since the Govs are their Buds. A Payroll Tax Holiday until the economy revives would get the fresh money immediatly into the hands of those who could really use it and would spend it quick. Once the deflationary cycle has been defeated we could use some austerity but not now. If the Tea Party got their way this country and much of the world would dive into a depression devoid of new money to give a lift. imho hge