Just another example of the inherent weaknesses and idiocy of the current tax code. Go to a flat tax: 10% on all income, no deductions for anything, not even having a poor man’s job. 10%. Pay it. Done. Dismantle the IRS.
I’d be OK with that if the rate was 3% instead of 10%.
Given that almost everybody lives in a state, the only thing the federal govt should be doing is protecting the borders and fielding a military.
Local taxes should be highest, followed by state, with the Feds a distant 3rd.