“...this country was founded on the concept of “no taxation without representation”.”
This country began with no income tax. Our federal gov was funded by tariffs. Income tax, the Federal Reserve and 19A — all at the beginning of the 20th century.
“On August 5, 1861, President Lincoln imposes the first federal income tax by signing the Revenue Act. Strapped for cash with which to pursue the Civil War, Lincoln and Congress agreed to impose a 3 percent tax on annual incomes over $800.”
“Congress repealed Lincoln’s tax law in 1871, but in 1909 passed the 16th Amendment, which set in place the federal income-tax system used today.”