[HarmlessLovableFuzzball]

We don't need a damn govt. What we need are two divisions of law enforcement: Internal ( Police) and External (Military) and a small body that makes decisions on when to hammer a misbehaving nation or group. Taxes should be 2% for the "poor" and 5% for the "rich". Now am I being too radical here ?

[clawrence3]

I think you are - the current federal budget for just national defense (we're not even talking your "internal" police force) is over $500 billion per year - how do you raise even that with 2% and 5% tax brackets?!

[irishtenor]

A graduated tax? Tax the rich, they deserve it?

I would prefer a tax for those things that protect us, as you proposed, but I prefer a flat tax, instead of a graduated tax. Also, taxes should be voted for each year, individually, so that we can readily see who is voting to increase or continue the taxes.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Taxes should be 2% for the "poor" and 5% for the "rich". Now am I being too radical here ?

Let's average it out: a 3.5 percent flat tax, anyone?