The candidates may talk about these two issues at great length during the run up to the election, but nothing will ever get done. The two parties are to far apart.

A flat tax will never get off the ground. It would cripple the economy.
reforming the income tax code is nothing more than hot air. The people that are funding the candidates would be affected by income tax changes. No elected official is going to bit the hand that feeds them.

Cutting social programs while increasing the money spent on defense will never get off the ground. Democrats will block it in the Senate, whether they control the Senate or not.

There won't be any great changes in Social Security, Medicare, ACA, or Medicaid. They may increase the retirement age for people that are currently under 50 from 66 to 67, 68, 69 or 70.

The Republicans should lose this ACA repeal, and replace nonsense. I have a gut feeling all they want to do is get Obama's name off it. Both parties know what items are wrong, and should be changed. Just, do it.

By all means, add anything you want to this thread.