It seems like they only get the message when they have no other choice but to recognize that the public eye is on them, knowing that the public disapproves of their proposed confiscations. This is what happened last year and the year before.
The "they" referred to above need to be voted out of office so that we won't have to spend so much time making the point that we don't want an unconstitutional income tax, and that budget shortfalls need to be addressed by eliminating waste before increasing taxes.