This is an issue of principle, not money, ... If ten and a half million legal permanent residents pay taxes, play by the rules, work hard and are involved in the fabric of American life, then these people ... should have the right and the opportunity to participate.

Any tax over 12-14% -- regardless of the base -- will corrupt enough taxpayers to render the system unfair to all. So, beware of single-tax proposals. The U.S. government blows more money than any single tax can generate. The key is to tax multiple bases, disparate in nature, and with simple flat rates. That is a system both fair and sustatinable.

If we don't cut taxes, we'll invent emergencies to spend the money on,

Even if we don't raise the taxes, so much more money is going to come in. That's the only thing the town needs to come out of the 18th century.

That money is no longer there, and now there is a gap. We'll see increases in property taxes result from that.

What's increasing taxes is expenditures. We provide a lot of services. We spend a lot of money. There are two options - raise taxes or reduce services.