Personally, I believe in usage taxes, if the govt has to provide anything. For example, you want to use a publicly built road, then pay either tolls or a mileage tax each year. You want to send your kid to school, pay tuition. You want help from the fire dept, pay a yearly maintenance fee. Same goes for the police. That way no one has to pay for things they don't want or need. We are not supposed to have a standing army, see A1,S8 and the federalist papers. I personally think A1, S8 gives congress too much power.