LOL "some merit"! Thats funny. Income tax is a bad idea, there is no merit in demanding one. No tax is an excellent idea, at lease until spending is cut to the point to appropriate levels. That level being what the state takes in currently, minus what it would take in from taxes. Once we are at that level, we can discuss new income. But saying that it is impossible to make cuts and telling us that an income tax will only cover a small portion of the deficit is doomed to fail.