I am not particularly opposed to income based taxation. While I think asset based taxes are usually better than income based taxes, income based taxes are bette

I am not particularly opposed to income based taxation. While I think asset based taxes are usually better than income based taxes, income based taxes are better than sales taxes or state run lotteries. I personally think that how we handle unemployment and food stamps do more to disincentivize work than our income taxation. Taxation is complex and tricky to do well. Unfortunately it is treated as a wedge issue and this prevents productive discussion and effective policy making.