According to government studies, up to 70 percent of the population would pay less under this plan than under the current tax plan for cars.

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The good news is that many private businesses plan to maintain current staff sizes, according to a recent survey by Sageworks, a financial information company.

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Only 28% of Gen X-ers plan to stay in their current jobs, according to the survey.

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While the best plan addressing the fiscal cliff would tackle national debt head on and successfully, any plan would be better than the current stalemate, according to Hamilton.

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More than 88 million Americans could be forced out of their current private insurance plans and into the government-run plan, according to a study by the Lewin Group.

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And, according to the plan, it would do so while pretty much retaining the progressivity of the current code.

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