Our tax code is outdated and contains almost 700 million words that encompass volumes of books that experts have to study tiny bits of to make sense of one law. A simple 23% tax would eliminate this complex tax code and enforce taxation on all individuals, whether you are an alien or a drug dealer, you would be taxed for your goods and services. The government would benefit and be able to fortify its treasury and finally balance the budget in spite of the Bush Administrations raid on it.