Right now in the US, the bottom limit on federal withholdings and filing a return is around 12k per year. If you make less than that, you don't pay income tax.

Right now in the US, the bottom limit on federal withholdings and filing a return is around 12k per year. If you make less than that, you don't pay income tax. That needs to be doubled at least. A big chunk of lower tier earners get all or most of their withholdings back and pay 0 tax, of course after an interest free loan to the treasury. Some of them even get money back for having kids and things, effectively a negative income tax. Those thresholds should probably rise as well. All in all I don't think most people should be paying an income tax at all.