In the MSM world, the only thing that “costs” the Government anything is tax cuts.
Taxing income inspires not working as much over the table.
Taxing products and services consumption without ANY exceptions gets income from the underground economy. Even drug dealers need food, gas, clothes, toilet paper. The more money you have, the more you spend, the more taxes you pay. Poor can’t buy yachts and that Rolls so they won’t be paying those rich-folks taxes.
Repeal the 16th amendment and replace it with a consumption tax that is a fixed rate in the amendment so only another amendment can change the rate. Make taxing income illegal in the same amendment.