Back to the real topic, people not paying taxes... Everyone pays taxes when they buy food, clothes, and pay for utilities. You are taxed with the money you earn, but even earning it requires taxes. So not only do they take money out before you get your money, they also take it out when you buy things. I can kind of understand why people feel they shouldn't have to pay taxes on their income. I mean should you really have to pay to work? It wasn't always like that. Congress used to not be able to impose taxes on income. I agree it is necessary for our type of economy, but that doesn't mean it makes sense to do. If almost half the American people aren't paying taxes on income, why not just make some federal tax that goes on everything you buy. When you go to the mall and buy a shirt, tack on 2% tax or something. They tax oil, cell phone services, and misc random things... why not everything. Then even illegal immigrants would be forced into paying federal taxes because all the food, clothes, and baby products would be taxed, thus avoiding people not paying taxes because they are paid under the table or don't want to pay them. Now this may not be the best solution, but something like this could help. EDIT: English fail