[Principled]

I'm just guessing here but it doesn't seem to be too much of a stretch to figure that a tax on CONSUMPTION would be a good way to get a little more acurate share of what he ACTUALLY makes......ya think?

I agree with everything you say, but I'd like to change one thing...

a tax on CONSUMPTION would be a good way to get a little more acurate share of what he ACTUALLY SPENDS...

[Uriah_lost]

Can't quibble with that really, as that is part of the idea, this is an actual, entirely voluntary tax. Once you have gotten your necessities out of the way, you choose how much to spend and thereby choose how much tax you will pay. I guess you could avoid the tax by buying 30k in cheese and trading for a 2 year old Escalade but, c'mon who wants to walk down the street in a St Louis summer with 30 thousand dollars worth of Camembert? really, who?
But seriously, the make/spend ratio would be much closer, because I can guarantee he won't be denying himself that new platinum and diamond grill to cover his meth rotted teeth and putting it in a savings account would mean we'd get if for his restitution payment for the "ho" he messed up.