About the IRS, letвЂ™s not blame it for what is disagreeable. The act of paying means we have to prove our income to the IRS, and cower before same. With an income tax, and this includes a simplified flat tax, the federal government gets a piece of our work no matter what.ДЇourth, readers need to remind themselves of the annual nightmare that is paying taxes. Precisely because itвЂ™s to some degree voluntary, this means we have some control over the amount of our income that the political class gets to spend. Third, a consumption tax is the only way that we Americans can limit how much we hand over to the federal government on an annual basis. Maybe, just maybe, if every American were to feel the oppressive burden of excessive government with every purchase, more Americans would vote for smaller, less intrusive government. Everyone should know intimately the cost of government, and this is true regardless of income. As Ronald Reagan once said, вЂњTaxes should hurt.вЂќ Yes they should. If we ignore how much more Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has contributed to the economy and the world than, for instance, me, government quite simply shouldnвЂ™t be discriminating against the rich for being rich, or explicitly penalizing success.ДЄs for the argument related to the above that a consumption tax would perhaps force the lowest earners to pay more in taxes than they already do, never explained is why this would be a bad outcome. Never explained by Republicans and Democrats so eager to express their alleged compassion with the money of others is why the rich owe more annually to the federal government. Second, a consumption tax doesnвЂ™t discriminate.

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