Andrew:

The U.S.A. could reinstate itself as the home of liberty by abolishing income taxes completely and relying entirely on sales taxes. Income taxes are a gross intrusion into our private lives. What the hell business is it of the federal government how much I earn?

No such thing will happen, of course. We shall end up with both income taxes and a VAT. There is no other way for the federal government to grow in wealth, headcount, and power – growth that only a small fringe of malcontents do not wish for.