When Eastern Europe broke free in 1989, we all realized just how little thought had been given to the transition from socialism to capitalism. Mises had told us the collapse was coming, and we should have been prepared. As America comes to resemble a command economy, we need a transition plan here too. The federal income tax is abolished and April 15th is declared a national holiday. The budget is still almost twice as big as Jimmy Carter's.
Businesses boom, and the few legitimate federal functions are funded with an inexpensive head tax.
People who choose not to vote need not pay it. The government uses the revenue to pay off the national debt and other liabilities. The minimum wage is reduced to zero, creating jobs for ex-federal bureaucrats at their market wage. All pro-union laws and regulations are scrapped. The jobless rate falls dramatically.