[MrEdd]

Let’s just abolish it and put all taxes on sales.
Problem solved.

[Svartalfiar]

Let’s just abolish it and put all taxes on sales.
Problem solved.

Better solution, long story short.

Revoke 16/17th Amendments.
Congress/Pres pass a budget.
Budget is divided by <535>. Each State is responsible for its share based on CongressCritters, can raise funds however they wish.
Budget gets crazy hardcore cut, cause now the States have some decent control, and they can't funny-money everything the way FedGov does.

Bonus benefit. A bunch of small NE states probably can't afford this (outsized share due to each State getting two Senators), so they'll have to combine a bunch of States. Voila, now the Senate has several fewer Dems in it!