Federal Income Tax

It is almost April 15, tax time, so I thought I would put up for debate the necessity for taxes.

There is all sorts of federal spending to decide upon: highways and transportation, defense, education, CDC, and a host of other programs. Are any necessary? Which ones would YOU choose? Which do you think are ridiculous wastes of money?

Instead of a global complaint (NONE of us LIKE writing out those checks to the IRS) tell us what public spending you think is necessary, and how you propose to pay for it. As I said above somewhere, it is not too hard to put up your feet, lean back, and bitch for a while (although that can be satisfying sometimes); it is MUCH more difficult, yet constructive, to actually look at the problem and propose an answer. What's yours?