Link: http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2010/04/column-how-much-taxation-is-enough.html

Excellent article.

Although, Goldberg again falls back on the “taxes are bad for economic growth and are economically inefficient” argument. Of course they are, but conservatives need to pound the moral argument more. He takes a good step in this direction when he says, “But any amount of taxation can be unjust if it is being used for bad reasons, is applied discriminatorily or if it’s taken without representation.” The key word in that statement is “discriminatorily"–the progressive income tax is an offense to equality. Progressives and liberals like to talk as if they are friends of equality (ever see those silly yellow-and-blue equals sign bumper stickers?), but they are not. While most conservatives want a single rate for everyone (whether through a consumption tax or a flat income tax), liberals want to overtax one group (those with high incomes) and undertax others (those with low incomes). They want to pick winners and losers. They are the violators of equality, sticker or no sticker.