A non-value added tax makes more sense. I someone is paid to do nothing productive of goods and services, their tax rate should be, oh, double that of actual contributors to the GNP. At the top of such a list...lawyers, governemnt bureaucrats?
Firing half the federal workforce and renegotiating the terms of employment for those remaining is what makes more sense.
When it comes to taxes, I say don't give an inch. And, in fact, *take* several feet.