It is a strange nation that we live in where there is no shortage of opinions stating that taxes should be increased instead of reducing spending, yet those that opine to such never take it upon themselves to set an example by including a “donation” in addition to their computed taxes owed on their 1040s. If they truly believe that we are not taxed enough and that the Government is not getting its fair share then why are they not voluntarily paying more? I am sure there would be no opposition to anyone willing to contribute and the IRS would gladly accept any such donations with no questions asked. The reason that we do not see these donations happening is because people that strongly favor tax increases actually believe that someone else should suffer the burden besides them, otherwise they would happily pay more to support what they are advocating. Imagine it being acceptable to expect others to pay for the increased cost of our Government while insisting on a free pass for themselves. What gall it must take to advocate higher taxes on people that are paying more than most already even though they are less likely to receive the benefits thereof. It is always easier to spend someone else’s money rather than call for spending discipline from our Government. It achieves the redistribution of wealth and reinforces the idiotic notion that any of us has a right to another person’s living.

Anybody that proposes increased taxes to be paid by others, while excluding themselves or some other segment, is simply doing nothing more than freeloading in our society. Apparently, their upbringing never offered the lesson that they should pay their own way in life and not pass it on to someone else. A better message would be to encourage individual responsibility that does not expect the Government to provide a living for one by the fleecing of another. This simple change of philosophy will have the astonishing outcome of reducing governmental expenditures by converting dependent payees into productive payers into the system, which then reduces the need for more taxes. Limiting the size of our Government is the only viable solution that will be sustainable, because no amount of other people’s income will ever be sufficient to pay for the ever expanding crowd that just prefers to be a sponge.