And that\u2019s just the tip of the iceberg. There are 17 more proposals where those came from, and\u2014spoiler alert\u2014the commission not only managed to balance the budget in 2020\u2014they achieved a $12 billion surplus. <\/em>They not only reformed Social Security\u2014they guaranteed its long-term solvency.<\/em> And they not only proposed to keep tax rates low\u2014they found a way to keep them at or near their current levels for the next decade. <\/em>And they did it all in three days.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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