Read Amendment 16 it is the Root Cause of all Our tax problems. Basically it allows government to define what income is and tax based on that definition in any form or fashion. Amendment 16 must be Repealed for any real taxation change to be effective or lasting.
Using that logic slavery would still exist in America today.
Ending government taxation of citizens must be accomplished at the federal level, there is no life, liberty or pursuit of happiness when burdened with taxes that endanger your ability to have a home and eat.