I do not support a budget that contains an income tax of any kind, flat or progressive. A progressive tax, in part, is a redistribution of wealth from people who have earned it to people who have not earned it. It is distributed through government benefits, grants & subsides. Politicians buy votes by promising more benefits to them that the other guy has to pay for. A tax system that can confiscate property, cause people to leave their jobs or put them in jail is a horrible tax system. It is a tax adopted by Marx & Engels in their “Communist Manifesto”. Their vision was of a collectivist society where private property rights & individual liberty were minimal or non-existent. I support further cuts in the budget across the board to the revenue that exists, like any family or business has to do when times are tight. If needed, then I would support a flat sales tax. https://nccs.net/1996-03-answers-to-americas-tax-problems