Tax Pride in the Ocean State

Rhode Island’s Sheldon Whitehouse has got tax pride:

I think average Americans see a lot in government that they like: a military that we are proud of, police officers who protect us day and night, child-protection agencies that work to help troubled children and their families. There’s a lot about government in America to be proud of…

As long as people think the tax system is fair, that they’re getting value for their taxes, average Americans who’re proud of this country and don’t want the quick and easy deal will pay taxes that are fair in order to have the kind of life we enjoy — where we have the freedoms from want and from fear that FDR spoke of.