
While the GOP may not speak as loudly about our fiscal situation as it once did, this week's Republican convention offers a good chance to do so—and to offer something positive. The situation is indeed dire. The national debt has reached staggering levels, and the next president will inherit a ticking time bomb of fiscal deadlines that could significantly worsen the burden.
The potential expiration of the previous (and popular) Trump tax cuts is one such fiscal cliff. However, it also represents an opportunity: Pay to extend former President Donald Trump's cuts by cleaning out the tax code of unfair, costly tax breaks that aren't shared by enough Americans.