So you're not for that 50% increase coming just from raising taxes? Glad to hear it! That places you well above most of the liberals I hear talking the talk but walking a different path than they preach.
Here's a radical idea: A 100% decrease in waste and fraud. You would be amazed at how much of your balanced approach would take care of itself.
I truly wonder how many of the losers in politics could actually get re-elected if they were forced to quit spending (other than the actual amount of money really needed to run the government). Not too many would be my guess.