[SomeCallMeTim]

Yea... I really believe one of the problems with our tax system is... not enough people are invested in it anymore.

When mean old W gave his "tax cut to the rich", my mother-in-law (who earned ~ $12k per year) was relieved from paying Federal tax at all. She had been paying ~ $1k per year. After Bush's Tax-cut-for-the-rich, she owed NONE. At the time, I was happy for her and thought it a good thing.

But, now.... I wonder if it wouldn't be better if EVERYONE paid SOMETHING. And, not just SS tax. Better that we all have a stake in the system.

[Myrddin]

The real problem is that everyone has a equal voice at the ballot box. The person shouldering 90% of the tax burden gets one vote...same as the unemployed clown living completely on government entitlements. The voters living on the dole outnumber those paying the bills. There is a hard lesson coming down the pike when the persons bearing the burden retire and join the entitlement side of the balance sheet. The socialist house of cards is going to fall hard and fast.