What can I say? Jefferson approved of scaling taxation according to wealth- and even waiving it altogether for poorer citizens. Can you not engage that point at all? Nits about consumption tax versus income tax do not alter the man's guiding principles, or the opposite claims made by some wealthy people (not all - see http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec11/millionaires_11-16.html ). Jefferson was of course correct about France and I guess he'd say the same about some places today. Shame nobody paid much attention in France before the poor revolted and arranged jolly sessions for the enjoyment of Madame Defarge.