[Southack]

"Not a chance in hell. I mean, maybe they will look at it, but there will never be a set of reforms like the ones you mention. Once government has adopted laws, special interest groups and trial lawyers, as well as Democrat scare tactics, make sure the law, tax, or benefit is never repealed."

The estate tax has been repealed.

The dividend double tax is gone in less than 4 months.

The income tax is now trivial ($45 per year for a family of four earning $40k/yr).

OSHA home office "ergonomic" regulations are now dead.

Clinton's CO2 regulations for electricity providers are now dead.

Surely you aren't claiming that laws and taxes never get repealed...

[Lazamataz]

Well, never say never is sage advice. But those isolated examples are small solace against the mountain of existing and ever-increasing ones.

BTW, I think the home-ergonomics OSHA reg was merely floated, and never had force of law, so you need to strike that one from the list.

[Lazamataz]

The income tax is now trivial ($45 per year for a family of four earning $40k/yr).

Um, here's another one I think I take issue with. 40k a year with 4 kids is barely survivable in low-cost rural areas of Georgia. I know this because one of my friends is barely making ends meet at that income.

So your statement that income taxes are trivial is not reasonable. I and you are in no wise paying 'trivial' income taxes, in that we can rest assured.