We need to make taxes visible whenever possible.
I agree.
We need to make taxes visible whenever possible.
True.
Personally, I would vote for an amendment that would require that ALL taxes in ALL jurisdictions take the form of a retail sales tax. No more income tax. No more property tax. No more inheritance tax. Just sales taxes, at every level. That way, the taxpayers would be forced to realize, every time the cash register rings, just how much of their money the various levels of government are extracting from them.
I know that I won't see it in my time. But, it is a way that would make all taxes visible.
And this is just on payroll taxes, which is generally not even half of most people's total tax burden, the rest of it being hidden in the form of higher prices (including higher interest rates) and lower return on investment thanks to corporate (and self-employment) income taxes, "employer's share" payroll taxes, exise taxes, fees, etc.