[Atlas Sneezed]

My problem is 9-9-9 will eventually become 30-30-30.

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If the legislation requires a supermajority to increase those numbers, or detach them from each other, then I’m not worried.

The key thing is that voters won’t support an increase to, say, 10-10-10 because no matter who they are, it will hit them personally. If all Congress can do is raise all three numbers equally, the people will prefer spending cuts.

[DTxAg]

If the legislation requires a supermajority to increase those numbers, or detach them from each other, then I’m not worried.

All you need is a simple Dem majority in each house and a Dem president, and they can pass a law repealing the 2/3 majority. Then they can raise those income taxes as much as they want in whatever "fair" way they can think of. Just said it on another thread, the 2/3 supermajority is nice PR.