John Avlon : A super committee facing a pivotal choice for America 's future . 140 members of Congress favor plan for a big solution to debt problem . Avlon : America 's first president advised payment of debt through taxes . He believes the tax panel should put the debt above arbitrary ` ` no - tax '' pledges .
John Avlon : Debt super committee facing a pivotal choice for America 's future . 140 members of Congress favor going for a big solution to debt problem . Avlon : America 's first president advised payment of debt through taxes . He says the debt panel should put the country above arbitrary `` no-tax '' pledges .