I thought it was a good rant.

I tried something new this year. I maxed out my withholdings on my W4 so that no taxes were taken out of my paycheck, created a formula in Excel based off the 2012 tax rates, and factored in the standard deduction. I kept track of my and my wife's taxable income and saved accordingly. I over-saved a little by design, and after we got all of our W2s, 1099s, etc, did my taxes on Turbotax (before I found out their 2A stance ). Turned out I owed less than I saved, and earned a few bucks in interest in the meantime. No interest free loan for the gubment last year from me.

Our tax system is evil and immoral. If we have an income tax, it should be flat and everybody should have to pay it. No deductions, no credits. The fact that somebody who pays no income tax can vote to raise my taxes is bullshit.