Most rational people would agree we would all benefit from a wholesale scrapping of the current US tax code and restructuring of entitlement programs. If you t

Most rational people would agree we would all benefit from a wholesale scrapping of the current US tax code and restructuring of entitlement programs. If you thought getting the ACA through the political process was hard, just think for a moment on the fight all of the existing beneficiaries and rent-seekers (tax attorneys, H&R Block, etc.) will put up. It is fun to play what-if with the numbers but given our current oligarchy it is pure fantasy.