Dear N3WBI3,
"To me its more a principle thing... Do we want to tax production or consumption? thats really what this is about, Am I to be punished for working harder and making more money? or should my monetary contribution to society be with what I spend, not with what I make?"
That sounds almost like a moral principle.
To me, there is nothing inherently immoral in an income tax.
I DO think that it's immoral that government at all levels exceeds 1/3 of our economy.
But as I've said before, to me, re-distributing how you collect it is nothing more than playing musical chairs, or rearranging the chairs on the deck of the Titanic.
That this would be passed into law and take effect without the repeal of the 16th amendment is highly repugnant.
sitetest
There isn't a more important aspect to taxation than this. Taxing the fruits of my labors prevents me from creating wealth. Taxing my wealth gives me a choice of when where and how to pay my taxes.