| I think the majority of folks just can’t be bothered to even pay attention to what’s going on.
Lurker, I’ve thought doing away with payroll deductions was a good idea for a long time. Most taxes are collected in a manner that folks don’t feel. Sales tax just becomes part of the total purchase price, income tax comes out of the paycheck and isn’t noticed, property tax gets buried in the house payment, etc. If folks had to write those checks separately they would be outraged to find that about half their income goes to taxes one way or another. I believe that would make them sit up and pay attention. |