I have always said you want to make revolution eminent, repeal the withholding law and make people actually write a check for their taxes. Watch heads explode. As long as the moron voter gets a “tax return” they will never understand it is their money and not the government who has been using their money as an interest vehicle instead of them.
I understand that some companies have the employees come down and sign the check to the feds each quarter. So they can see what they are sending the government in aggregate.
You are exactly right.
What used to make my socks stink was when I had to pay estimated tax on what I thought I would earn.
I did not owe the tax until the next April the 15th, and yet if I did not pay in advance I was hit with a penalty.