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The fact that I support a change in the tax system is of no consequence?

I don't think I said that, and I know I didn't mean that, but if I implied that anywhere it was completely unintentional.

The current tax system is unfair, not for the reasons that you state.
The current tax system punishes success.

Again, a matter of interpretation. I don't see it as punishing success so much as asking those who can afford it to shoulder a larger share of the burden. Punishing success would imply that everyone would be left with the same amount of money after taxes. Or regulating salaries so that everyone is paid the same, regardless of the job they do. When you set two men to digging a ditch, you can't expect the skinny 18 year old who's never held a shovel to be able to dig the same amount as the 20 year veteran who makes pro wrestlers look like little boys.

I favor a tax system that is truly voluntary. Increases investment in the nation. Brings fresh capital to the country. Allows people all of the money they work for to be theirs. Provides the very kind of progression in taxation that social engineers desire. Increases the tax base.

Again, this is a matter of interpretation. I don't see the tax system we have as being the ultimate problem. Yes, reform is needed. Take out some of the perks that allow the rich to avoid paying their fair share, close the loopholes that let people hide their wealth without penalty. But most of all, change the way the government spends the tax money. Eliminate the waste, penalize the cheaters and trim the budget. Then, when the ability is there to lower the taxes, lower them in the same proportion as they are collected, with the greatest savings going to those who pay the most.

By the way, you did not provide a different understanding of the position you stated in your previous.

I don't understand what you mean, here.