[pepsionice]

Just limit the tax to people and companies to 10-percent, period. Tell the spending side of the government that there’s a limit, and you need to stay under whatever that number amounts to.

[DonaldC]

That is what I tell libs, if 10% is good enough for God, it is good enough for the gov.

[NativeSon]

Tell the spending side of the government that there’s a limit

That's the money-line right there.

The gubmint doesn't know the meaning of the word Budget. That's the big reason why I never would entertain a VAT - you'd have local, state, fed VAT and fed income, etc