>I would not mind seeing that (abolishment of personal income tax), but there is no way I trust our politicians to get all the alternatives right. Their track record is abysmal. If you buy prepared foods here (i.e., at restaurants), sales tax does apply there. We do not have sales tax on food purchases at grocery stores that is intended for home preparation.
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>Out of control Government and litigation are the major reasons health care is in the catastrophic conditions it is in. There is no way we should be allowing any government to provide our health care safety net. Give us our tax money back, and let the free market take over to drive the insurance costs down by driving competion and the quality of care up.

No American government can do that, and I think that's something inherent to the system. Something's gone amiss during history, that I haven't been able to pinpoint, but I've seen there's a prevailing sentiment here that "government can't do anything right"... which then psychologically pressures those working for the government into making that come true.

But governments can, and often do the medical system right. Just look at any European country, or Canada.

I wish I had an answer to this puzzle... not that I would become rich, but mu curiosity would be sated.