"The solution to the problem of IRS abuse is to eliminate the IRS."
"Keeping the IRS is like putting lines of cocaine in front of an addict. Those guys in DC are addicted to the power the IRS gives them."
Congratulations! You nailed it!! Too bad John and Jane Q. Public are too damned stupid to realize these simple truths. Until the ignorant masses rise up and demand change there will be none.
Remember that it's not just people's ignorance... it's also the government intentionally trying to prevent people from finding out how much and when they pay. EG withholding from paychecks makes people think it is the government's money to start with, half the taxes we pay are not listed or shown anywhere (in the prices of goods and services).
To make progress, we can't just wait for ignorance to fade, we must actively educate the masses.
Who else is going to do it?