Times are tough for too many people today. The economy continues to sputter, unemployment remains stubbornly high, and the Congressional Budget Office recently revised the federal budget deficit projection upward -- yet again -- to more than $1.3 trillion. It is hardly a surprise that in this context, calls for business to pay higher taxes to refill federal, state and local government coffers are growing. But we risk solving our short-term problems at the expense of our long-term prospects.