Taxes and Timing

[moorobot]

I don't think this is a serious problem. The majority of people in the United States disdain taxation and think that taxation is too high. The problem is that the majority also support government programs. In fact, surveys have consistently shown that, when asked on a program by program basis, most people favor more government programs than are currently provided and more funding for the majority of current gov't programs.

And, of course, in order to provide the programs, gov't must either tax or go into debt (which people also tend to oppose). So the problem is that the majority want the impossible: less taxation, and more government spending. The reality in the U.S. reflects a 'reality-based' compromise between the two desires of the majority that are impossible to achieve simultaneously.