I support further cuts of the budget across the board. After it was sufficiently cut, the only tax I would ever support would be a flat sales tax. All citizens would be involved in paying the bills of the state, not just income earners. Under a sales tax more citizens would be involved in wanting a frugal government. Under an income tax, politicians can buy votes by promising government benefits to those who vote for him that the other guy has to pay for. The federal income tax system is redistribution of the wealth from people who have earned it to people who have not earned it. This takes place in the form of government programs, subsidies & grants. A tax system that invades financial privacy, confiscates private property & can put people in jail does not belong in a free society. Our Founding Fathers did not believe in a direct tax on individuals. Marx & Engels adopted the income tax in their “Communist Manifesto”.
https://nccs.net/1996-03-answers-to-americas-tax-problems