Obama Proposal a Little Good, Some Bad, a Whole Lot of Ugly

This excerpt originally appeared in U.S. News and World Report on February 24, 2012.

Politicians, and a few others, hold the guns in America. Ideally, lawmakers try to improve the lives of "those who dig" through policy decisions, such as reforming the corporate tax code. However, the president's plan is only a small step forward, and falls short of improving the lives of American workers and businessmen. The proposal is a little good, some bad, and a whole lot of ugly.