“I’m against the VAT because it will be the first step toward slavery;”
I’m not about to argue you on that. There has been STATE AFTER STATE that just said: “We need ONLY a small new (income) tax, and then everything will be fine”. Once the revenue stream is in place...you know the rest.
But I still have a HUGE problem with Americans thinking that they can live with such low taxes and such huge commitments. We MUST pay for what we DEMAND of our government...or else it will end only worse.