The minting of currency is a national issue. Rather than beginning with available income and deciding how to spend it, they begin with expenditures and then tax us into paying for them. There are many frivolous, innappropriate, and wasteful items in our nation's budget. If we pick a levy and live within it, we will have control of our nation's economy once again. Simply do not spend more than we have.
Simplification is beautiful.
The reason the rich sometimes pay less than their fair share isn't because the rates aren't high enough. The problem is loopholes. There are so many laws relating to taxes that it is easy to skirt paying taxes, and the taxes are so high that many people are motivated to skirt them. Keep It Simple, Sam. Uncle Sam, that is.