Principle Over Party

Republican Congressman John Campbell has “heard the cries” of those who feel they are undertaxed and introduced the “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Act.” (Hat tip: Opinion Journal)

Mr. Campbell says he has heard the “cries” of those wealthy Americans – Mrs. Clinton, Warren Buffett, Barbra Streisand – who reject the lower tax rates passed in 2001 and 2003 and complain that they and their fellow rich don’t pay enough. “It’s a great injustice that citizens wishing to fulfill their dream of paying more taxes cannot simply check a box on their 1040 form to make a donation,” he says. His bill would give liberals a chance to salve their consciences without having to raise taxes on millions of Americans who already feel overtaxed as it is.

I’m sure this won’t be acceptable the Democrats who want to force us all to pay more in taxes. They think they are smarter than us already and that taxes are voluntary already.

I wonder what Warren Buffet will do? My guess is nothing, since he could have already been donating money to the government if he felt so slighted.

The Treasury already accepts voluntary donations to decrease the nation’s debt; last year it received all of $2.6 million.