The income tax deadline — April 15 — is fast approaching. I would like to see a new line on our tax return: Voluntary Additional Tax, or VAT. I figure there are times in life when government really steps up and makes some people very, very grateful — disaster relief and courtroom proceedings, for example. Hopefully, Congress and the president will actively solicit this new VAT from our super-rich folks for worthy spending, like reducing our national debt. ...read more read less