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I agree with you about a voluntary income tax. Of course, almost no one would voluntarily send 6% of their income to the state. Their championing of the income tax is only because they figure that they, or their constituents, will pay less and benefit more---and that the hated "rich" will be soaked.

Why wouldn't these pro-taxers be glad to send more to the state? You're not insinuating they're hypocrites, are you? We have to keep pounding on this issue.

The voluntary tax was introduced in the Iowa Senate this year and made it out of committee but that's as far as it went. It needs to be reintroduced again next year. I think it's in the Iowa Republican platform.

I just sent a letter to the editor of the Commercial Appeal telling all those liberals who are in mourning about the failure of the income tax that there is still hope:

They can just send 6% of all future paychecks to the state. I bet they can even have their bank set up a direct debit from their checking account so they don't keep to waste a 37 cent stamp to keep "nonessential workers" on the state payroll.