Spawnout, thanks for biting! I assure you I practice catch and release. I must respond to a few things you have said.

First,"No one in the private sector gives a damn about the environment." is just rude and arrogant. Obviously you work(ed?) in the public sector because you care about the environment and we(all of us in the private sector) don't. When everyone works in the public sector we will have a utopia. Socialism works! Yeah right! Better yet, Communism. They really know how to take care of the environment!

Second, "I just want other people to pay taxes, too." everyone wants OTHER people to pay more and everyone believes they pay too much. Especially ME! That is why I voted to lower taxes. No one wants to pay taxes, but before I support more new taxes I want an answer to this question: When does it all end? 100%? Socialism? Communism? I think not.

Third, "I particularly want the huge corporations and unwashed masses to pay for these things." Why does everyone want inanimate objects to pay more? It's easy!! More OTHER people.

NEWS FLASH>> Corporations never pay taxes. They can't. They can only provide PEOPLE with goods and services and redistribute the money to other PEOPLE and the government. More taxes = higher prices, it is that simple. In the end, PEOPLE in the private sector are always paying for it.

Solution? Since PEOPLE are the only ones that really pay taxes, there is only one solution: There should only be one flat tax across the board. No user fees, no fishing fees, no hatchery fees, no police and fire tax, no property tax, no income tax, no B&O tax, no death tax. Just one flat tax: An end-user SALES TAX. Everyone pays the same percentage and it is the politicians' job is to figure out how to spend it. This is true equality. You buy more stuff, you pay more taxes. Only with a flat, end-user, sales tax does everyone pay their fair share. Even the unwashed masses!

I will support all efforts to limit government growth until we have true tax reform. True tax reform will answer this question. HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?