Absolutely! Even eliminating many of the bogus loopholes would be a start. Corporations pay an effective tax rate of 12%, the lowest rate in 40 years. (What did you pay last year?). Right now there are tax loopholes that encourage companies to ship jobs overseas, that pay billions of dollars annually to oil companies, allow tax breaks for yachts and corporate jets, and give tax loopholes for hedge fund managers.

If we had a sensible tax code and got rid of the pork barrel spending both parties do, the budget could be balanced and we wouldn't see cuts to areas like defense, education, and border security. There would even be a surplus to pay down the national debt and even cut tax rates.