No one has considered for even one second "turning off the revenue spigot" with the elimination of the income tax.
I would agree that eliminating withholding would make most people much more aware of how much tax they pay. As a business owner, I am painfully aware of the burden.
It is starting to appear that we are only going to address the entitlement problems when they reach the crisis stage, and at that point it will be intergenerational war through the ballot box.
"It is starting to appear that we are only going to address the entitlement problems when they reach the crisis stage, and at that point it will be intergenerational war through the ballot box"
Excellent points. No one wants to deal with the looming SS crisis. That is just one of the reasons why I cannot identify with either party. I really was hoping something would have become of the privatization of SS but nope that is apparently on the back burner. I know the democrats will no touch that issue for the next 6 years and neither will the republicans. So what will happen by the time I am 32 my taxes may go up by another 20% to support those who did not realize they needed to save for retirement. At that point with the cost of healthcare continuing its rise as well as trying to raise a family while only seeing maybe 50% of my gross income I will vote for the candidate who has the best idea on how to resolve the crisis. But maybe the reason why neither party has seriously brought this issue to the forefront is that none of this will happen..Right ? Right ?