Originally Posted by kane

Here is how I would see it playing out. Maybe I'm jaded and cynical, just my opinion.

1. Millions and millions who right now are living paycheck to paycheck and are barely scraping by will spend the money they should pay the IRS so they will find themselves in debt to the IRS.

2. Those people will then find themselves in an every increasing spiral of debt to the IRS as they try to pay their past taxes while trying to keep up with current taxes. What is more likely is that they will just see the amount they owe increase year after year.

3. They will get pissed. Perhaps some will act and vote or demand change. Many won't. Instead they will declare bankruptcy in order to escape debt. Since they likely can't discharge the taxes, they will discharge other debt so they can pay the taxes. Now we not only have them still in debt to the IRS, but businesses are losing money.

4. Politicians won't change how they spend money. They will spend it how they or the special interests that have them in their pockets see fit.

5. Politicians will, however, pander to those now drowning in tax debt. They will promise to put the system back the way it was or give people special tax breaks, or credits or something to help them pay these taxes.

6. When faced with the choice of having to choose between voting for the person that says, "I will work hard to spend your money wisely and cut costs where I can." and the one that says, "I'll help you get out of the debt and put an end to having to pay taxes like you do." I think most people will vote for the latter.

Politicians only want to get elected. Once there they simply do what they must to justify their existence. In the last election congress had an approval rating of around 10% yet they saw a 96% reelection rate. It would take a major shift in our national way of thinking for things to take a major change and I just don't think this would do it. All it would do, in my eyes, in bring in leaders that will work to help stop what is making these people angry (paying the taxes by writing checks and being in debt) not actually fixing the problems that are creating that anger (out of control government spending).