Tax Cuts Uber Alles

The budget "debate" in a nutshell, from Digby:

Let's be honest about what's happening here and deal with it directly: the owners are demanding that average people give up their security and their futures so the top 1% can pay even less in taxes --- or else. Whether it comes in the form of "tax reform" or direct spending cuts or any combination, that's the "deal" that's really on the table.

Read the whole thing.