Everybody should pay income tax. Only half of us do now. That other half knows nothing about the feeling of having your money taken away. They should know what it feels like, even if it’s given back to them in another form. They should have the sensation of being robbed, just like the rest of us do.
Having only half the population pay income tax has some bad
effects. One is resentment on the part of the payers.
Another is greed on the part of the payees. Of course
they’ll vote for higher and higher taxes. They get, but don’t have to give.
Unless you pay taxes, you don’t have a stake in the
government's wasting of your money. More people, including the poor, should resent
the fact that the congress makes themselves millionaires. More people, including
the poor, should resent Obama’s spending billions of their money on his
vacations and his friends.
What do we support with our taxes? Some good things, plus a
lot of graft, waste, fraud, and downright stealing. Let’s call for a universal
income tax. That would be FAIR!
