Taxing America's Patience, Part 4

Bruce Barlett adds to the growing list of polls showing an overwhelming majority (average results of 65%-30%) in favor of raising some taxes over all spending cuts to solve America's debt problem.  Some 23 polls taken in the last nine months finds again and again the American people want to especially see the rich pay their fair share of taxes in order to reduce the deficit.

Gallup finds Americans want the new Super Committee in Congress to do the same.

Six in 10 Americans say members of the new bipartisan "supercommittee" mandated to find new ways of reducing the federal budget deficit should compromise, even if the agreement reached is one they personally disagree with. This includes a majority of Republicans, independents, and Democrats. A majority of Tea Party supporters, however, say the committee should hold out for a plan they agree with, even if no agreement is reached. 

Only the Tea Party says "my way or else", a small percentage of Americans, and yet they are getting exactly what they want. There's something wrong there.  Even Republican voters want some tax increases on those who can afford it, and even the GOP wants a compromise plan.

But the Tea Party is the only game in town, it seems.