Taxes would merely be a means of raising revenue, not muscling everyone around.
Under the Constitution that is what they should be:
Article I Section 8: "The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises,
to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States;
It is up to us to see that we return to that standard. We do that by exercising our own muscle know as the vote, selecting those who will make the change over those who are not inclined to.