Conservaturd "thinking" about taxes comes down to a conviction that no one should be taxed for something he doesn't need. In the case of the super-rich all they need is our armed forces to defend their holdings. Every other service of government is just an item they can write a check for. Middle class conservaturds allow that police and fire protection are OK, but public education is suspect, and any form of welfare is an outrage. They condemn abortion but have no concern for children once they're born( Check out child hunger stats in US ). It comes down to the notion that this is the land of the rugged individualist, and if you can't cut it on your own, too bad. Ironically, evangelical " Christians" embrace these views with a passion. They are most emphatically not their brother's keeper.