But that will never happen, because 90% of the income tax code is dedicated to two principles, paying tax on tax, and taxing the same income multiple times.

Call it BS or whatever, but those two concepts will never be removed, never, they are as fundamental to tax as canceling is to algebra.

Plus of course the 2 million other taxes like fuel, franchise, sales, use, rental, property, and on and on, that have basic concepts in which tax code is required to make sure those concepts are adhered to by the government and the tax payer.

Your tax structure above sounds great, but define Billionaire.  Net worth, income, net income ?  The you have deal with who makes that determination, some clown that says his house is worth X dolars, his wavering business is worth Y dollars, while the next clowns says they are worth x+y+10 dollars.  So you have to write code to establish what these terms actually mean in the real world.  Then when there is a dispute, and there always is, a judge rules, new tax law is established in some instances.

Anyways, so you have the definition, then maybe that billionaire spreads it around to his kids, maybe gets divorced on paper only, to create several quarter billionaires, then what, you have to write code to keep these types of schemes from happening, then court, then new law, and on and on and on.

Now do that for every tax in every jurisdiction and you end up exactly in the same spot we are in now.

The unwillingness of elected "leaders" to act and the public's unwillingness to pay is, IMO, a huge, disgusting moral problem.

"Sin" taxes always hit the "other" who are expected to pay for everyone.

"More than a year ago, the Department of Energy began spreading millions of dollars to promising alternative energy companies across the country, with the idea they would use that support to help attract private capital. Six firms have done it best, according to Energy Secretary Steven Chu, and five are from Massachusetts."

Most of it has gone to R&D, not a whole lot on the jobs front so far.  But you have to do the R&D to prove that it is worth moving to the manufacturing phase - which is where the jobs are.

Some exciting developments out of this sector:

"Frank van Mierlo, president of 1366 Technologies, said the $4 million his company received from the Energy Department was instrumental in building a pilot plant to showcase 1366's streamlined wafer-making process.

Some analysts say the process could be 80 percent less costly than current techniques and make solar power competitive with traditional fossil fuels."

emphasis mine.

Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld can't even go out in their own backyard: Ron Paul supporters heckled them at CPAC Thursday. Rumsfeld was greeted by boos and then a walkout of many young attendees. Cheney was peppered with taunts of "Where's Bin Laden?" and "draft dodger."