One possibly useful thing to come out of the standoff on closing the government and not raising the debt limit is that both parties seem agreeable to a committee to come up with a long term plan for budgets, which presumably includes spending, taxes, and economic growth. The same committee, I think, is charged with coming up with a budget compromise by December 13. If they don't meet that deadline, they should lock those Senators and Representatives in a conference room until they come up with an annual budget.
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