A few thoughts:

If a tax is put into place it's not coming off, the government if anything will increase it not decrease it or remove it. Secondly, people have no problem taxing things that wont bother them, it's human nature. People can argue all types of things, me drinking a soda can cause me to be obese and cause insurance premiums to go up. At the same time, I may work my tail off while you sit on your tail and do nothing. Who contributes/hurts society more? Tax video games if a kid gets a copy of Grand Theft Auto he will shoot us all up, so raise the tax so people can't afford them. Better yet, raise the price of dog food through higher taxation, do people really need dogs? In fact, that is what I support I don't own animals so lets do that. It amazes me how people are blinded by stuff that just do not simply bother them but when the shoe is on the other foot they will have a heart attack, with or without fatty foods.

Seriously, be preparded to pay higher taxes. We are going to have to pay for all of this at some point and that time is coming. I wouldn't be surprised if the tax burden on citizens in this nation didn't double over the 10-20 years.