There was a “one time charge” applied and it was retroactive, so some people owed more than 100% of their income for the year. But “temporary” taxes have a way of hanging around. The income tax here in NJ was supposed to be a temporary tax, but it’s still in place many years later.
I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry at a public official like this. This is the same guy who suggested Guam might capsize if the US stationed more military equipment there.
Should we not all be meditating on W.H. Audens haunting line: Those to whom evil is done/do evil in return?
No. We should all be meditating on why we continue to fund the UN.
If you want to protect somebody, call the Secret Service. If you want foreign intelligence, call the CIA or NSA. If you want a press conference, call the FBI.