Exactly. Which is why I'm actually thinking about this article instead of ignoring it out of hand like I do for any article that makes a fuss about changing th

Exactly. Which is why I'm actually thinking about this article instead of ignoring it out of hand like I do for any article that makes a fuss about changing the tax system. The other part (respecting who says what) is partisan politics. Republicans are set on their anti-tax stance while Democrats are set in other stances that I cannot agree with. When you are stuck voting R vs D and not issue by issue, what do you choose? Then choosing one side, I tend to believe more of what that side says rather than carefully considering issue by issue. (A mental practice which I am trying to change.) This is also kinda why I prefer power to flip-flop between R and D vs. always be one side.