What a refreshing quote.
Hmmm... I like it!
When I was getting a masters in tax law in the early '80s, any talk of revising the code was shot down because of this same 'what about the poor' rhetoric. It was as if you couldn't even think about changing public policy because somebody, somewhere, might be slightly hurt by a change in the system.
I'm glad to see the changes that we've had over the past few years and will be really happy when the whole system comes crashing down. A sales tax gets everybody, including those participating in the underground economy who currently escape taxation or under report income. You can exempt food and medicine if you are so inclined for policy reasons.
Refreshing, but not necessarily true.