[YankeeDoodleBoy]

I'm all in favor of reforming the tax system, we should be careful and not try to promote it as a means to balance the budget. The budget problem is not in how the taxes are collected, it is on how they are spent, and until they are spent more wisely (i.e., reduced spending), any changes in tax collection are superficial.

I think if we really want to enforce how inequitable the current system is, we would eliminate the automatic payroll deduction and force people to write a check every month for their taxes. Their would be a howl for reform within six months.

[kabar]

Agree. We still need to make our government run more efficiently and at less cost. You have to eliminate entire programs, agencies, and departments. Unfortunately, with Congress you have the fox guarding the chicken house.