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over 50% of the people have no idea what an income tax is in this country, is that fair? Have some skin in the game , so when an Idiot politican talks about a tax hike, he IS talking to you.

I'd add to that most Americans have no idea just how much of our income we pay in taxes. It isn't just what is withheld, but extra taxes like property tax, sales tax, excise taxes, fuel taxes, utility taxes, water taxes, cell phone taxes, etc. The last time I did an experiment to see just how much I actually pay in taxes, it was well over half of my pay, and I was definitely at the bottom of the income ladder at that time.

The left continues to feed to people the lie that somehow, Americans pay very little in tax compared to the rest of the world, and that somehow, "if taxes were higher, just like they are in Europe," things would be better.

The surest path to reducing taxes in this country is to abolish the practice of withholding. Force everyone to cut quarterly tax checks to all the various governments which impose tax.

I'd add to that most Americans have no idea just how much of our income we pay in taxes. It isn't just what is withheld, but extra taxes like property tax, sales tax, excise taxes, fuel taxes, utility taxes, water taxes, cell phone taxes, etc.
The left continues to feed to people the lie that somehow, Americans pay very little in tax compared to the rest of the world, and that somehow, "if taxes were higher, just like they are in Europe," things would be better.

The surest path to reducing taxes in this country is to abolish the practice of withholding. Force everyone to cut quarterly tax checks to all the various governments which impose tax.

YES!!!!

I've been saying this for years. If this happened, we would have revolution almost overnight.

Of course, we also need to add in what taxes really cost us. How much, for example, do taxes add to that gallon of gas before we buy it?

Here in Texas, we don't pay sales tax on groceries. People don't think that taxes add to their food costs. They forget that taxes do contribute to the cost of that gallon of milk, loaf of bread, bag of potatoes, or can of beans.

Most don't realize that when the government imposes more taxes on those "evil, greedy" corporations, that cost tends to get passed down to the consumers.

I really do believe that if most people had a clue what taxes actually cost them, and then had to sit down and write out a check or go buy a money order to send in to the government, the Tea Party rallies would look like tea parties in comparison.