Then do it as a separate tax bill, and you keep ignoring the fact that he hid the bill from his own party as well.  As for wanting to keep your own money, the funny thing is that my wife and my combined incomes put us in the top 2% of earners, and I don't really mind paying a bit more in taxes.  A 1 or 2% change for me won't impact my lifestyle a bit, all it will do is mean that maybe I need to wait another month before a major purchase, but a 1 or 2% difference for someone earning much lower on the scale will make a huge impact on their lives and may make the difference between making rent or not one month.  Yes the number is quite a bit larger for me, but I make quite a bit more.