They’ll be lucky to collect half of these new revenues. If you want less of something, tax it. So there will be less income and therefore less revenue. Law of unintended consequences. The system is dysfunctional because there is no restraint on spending. The solution isn’t revenue. The solution is spending. Going over the cliff is going to accelerate the demise of this corrupt system. The ‘Rats and GOP have sown the seeds of their own demise. Lock and load.