Nor does it cost Washington anything to return the tax overpayments. Congressional Democrats would like to return a third of it. But just a moment's respite from class-envy fever cools off this demagoguery. That means half the population pay virtually no income taxes. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan's recent call for tax cuts and our sagging economy have propelled Bush's tax proposal.
Tax relief is an ethical necessity.
Everyone agrees that taxation is necessary to fund government's duties. The more money Washington taxes and spends, the less freedom we have to spend, save or invest. It won't stop climbing, but it can go a lot faster with a lighter load. Though far removed from our tax revolt roots, Americans also want a lighter tax load. Only 34 percent oppose it.