I continue to believe that we do not solve our fiscal issues by focusing solely on one side of the equation.  The analogy I always draw is to a family that is struggling to pay its bills.  That family should of course cut back its spending, but has to recognize that in many cases there is only so far it can be cut back.  It also needs increase its revenue if possible.  We need to be smart about how we raise revenue, and in particular we need to eliminate unecessary wastes in the revenue stream (i.e., handouts from a tax policy perspective).  On the Mickelson issue, I find him woefully uninformed on tax matters, even as a resident in a higher-tax state like California.  Hence my pot shot at KPMG.