Increasing taxes to stop inflation makes about as much sense as fanning a fire to cool its heat. Some tax loopholes become nooses. Death and taxes are inevitable, but death doesn't repeat itself. When Congress tries to decide between two new taxes, it's like a woman deciding between two dresses - she usually decides to take both. If you don't hear some people murmuring about taxes these days, it's probably because so many others are screaming.
Nobody jumps on taxes when they're down.
By the time you finish paying all your taxes, about all you have left is a receipt. If Congress would repeal the nuisance tax, we wouldn't have any taxes to pay. They keep telling us about a tax-freeze plan. One can be born free and then be taxed to death. The attitude of Congress toward hidden taxes is not to do away with them, but to hide them better.