And the ones who think he is a kook are generally people who think abolishing the IRS is crazy and who wouldn't know how to inhale and exhale without having a BIG government nanny state telling them when and how.
Yep... sadly, it seems people have been indoctrinated to accept socialism. So the idea of getting rid of the IRS and government bureaucracies seems radical and scary to some people. But as you and I know, there are a lot of people who want to get back to a constitutional republic. :-)