Sure. But that's my point. It's the output of the tax system that matters almost entirely. The input being high or low is only relevant if the output is good. I

Sure. But that's my point. It's the output of the tax system that matters almost entirely. The input being high or low is only relevant if the output is good. If the output is shit, yea, then we should lower the taxes. So we shouldn't really argue for raising or lower taxes, we should argue for spending it better.