[plain talk]

People would need less income if the feds would just reduce their take.

[kvanbrunt2]

Or lawfully only tax income and if they want a direct tax on wages it must be apportioned.

[Dr. Sivana]

People would need less income if the feds would just reduce their take.

Besides that, the feds MAKE living more expensive for everyone when they issue regulations that make housing, transportation, food, energy and health care more expensive.

Every safety or emissions gizmo required in a new car for sale in the US adds to the cost. I bet a 1968 Dodge Dart AS IT WAS in 1968 could be made and sold for $12,000 if mass-produced in a right-to-work state.