Erm, Ron Paul *doesn't* support taxes. He wants to do away with taxation *entirely*. He was quoted as being okay with FairTax replacing the IRS, but only because it was less taxation than the present system, but ultimately, he wants to do away with personal income tax entirely; he regards this as stolen money.
I once read an article that espoused what I perceived to be quite radical: if you want to vote, you have to pay to do so. I was horrified as this seems to run contrary to what we know about democracy. However when I read more, I understood the position: if vote costs nothing, then it costs nothing to waste the vote. By requiring a fee in order to vote, it places real value on the vote and makes people want to carefully consider the choice they make, just as they would with a car or house. A free vote could easily go to the better-looking candidate or one who parts his hair this way, not the other way. Even the stupidest people understand the economy. It also neatly solves the other problem of voters wanting pies in sky. You see politicians chasing all wrong kinds of people; people on Medicare, people on welfare, people wanting a tax credits, and therefore they promise everything, but simply do not have the means to support any of such programs. No big deal! We'll just tax our way to propensity!
Sooo... I'm wondering if charging a fee to vote may give voters a jolt and think twice.