yet for me not to feel the pain when i have to pay my taxes. allen in new mexico. i feel like most of the people who aren t paying taxes can barely afford to get by. i know that my tax refund went straight to rent and bills this year. jim writes, this is a perfect of example of why the fair tax is the answer to our unenforce be and complex tax code. the fair tax is collected at the cash register. if someone makes a purchase, they pay a tax. and all payroll tax deductions would disappear. if you make 12 bucks an hour, you get that money in your paycheck, no deductions. cathy in had alabama writes, it s disgusting that half the people are paying for the other half. benjamin franklin said when people find they can vote themselves money, that will end the harold of the republic. more and more services are free, hence buying the votes of huge groups of people with the money that belongs to others. kevin in california writes, the question should be, is it right that almost half of american h