VOX.COM: the case for confiscatory taxation.

Maybe this isn't as stupid as it first looks. Here's the idea. Since the purpose of confiscatory taxation is to discourage bad behavior, let's tie lawmakers' tax rates to the number of laws they vote for -- on a steeply progressive scale: one law, 5%; two laws, 15%; three laws, 40%; and so on, ending at 99%.

Remember, these VOX.COM folks are the 'smartest thinkers' addressing the 'toughest questions'.