What is so great about being enslaved to the state government through our paychecks? I'd rather have that 3-30% of my income to do things that are important to me. I could use a new roof on my house and my car needs repairs. My kid would like to go to college without incurring decades of debt. Maybe I'd like to take that vacation of the South Pacific we've always dreamed of. I'd like to save the cash to do those things.

Instead, I'm going to pay for the services you have decided are so important to you. Why is it a "great" thing for my paycheck to be enslaved to your agenda rather than for me to use it for what's important to me?

And, by the way, after five decades in the Great Land, I can tell you definitely that what makes it great is not the size of the State budget, but the people who choose to live here and face the challenges that come with that, including dealing with passive-aggressive thieves who use the tax code to enable their larceny.