Yes, nominal receipts rise with a growing economy and inflation; higher wages and profits push the tax base up, so the IRS should collect more this year.
Yes; but tax gains must fund education and equal opportunity for all, especially women. A just state grows wiser by cultivating virtue, not padding coffers.
Yes. When wealth grows, revenue grows; broaden the base and close loopholes, so taxes fund strength with legitimacy, not anger.
Yes. Yet I would add that revenue is a means to the republic, not a prize; let taxes be fair, predictable, and used to strengthen the common good.
