Shall We Squeeze the Rich or Quit Helping the Poor?

Shall we squeeze the rich or quit helping the poor?  'Tis the question of our day.

We can bring on more taxes, especially socking it to the top 2 percent, or whatever share of the rich we may want, or we can slim down on our entitlements.

Which will it be?

In a nation crippled by partisanship, every issue is divided so it fits neatly into two camps. So, 'tis no surprise that to many, either taxing the rich is the answer, or slashing spending is the solve-it-all. They want it their way, and not a little of both ways -- because the other way is the way of the enemy.

So, which will it be? Shall we squeeze the rich or quit helping the poor? America is divided. If a president were elected, he might conclude the populace gave him a mandate to go about it one way. And, members of Congress might conclude deep moral convictions require them to pursue the opposite thing.