Things certainly have changed since the 19th Century and I'm not advocating an absolute removal of income taxes. However, in the constitutional (and objectively fair) spirit of keeping property rights inviolate, let all recipients of the benefit of a national government each pay for the nation's needs according to their own productivity America. It's the sliding scale that bothers me.
I'm not "incompassionate" towards those whose lot is worse than mine. I simply feel that property is sacrosanct. It belongs to someone and shouldn't be taken away because someone else has less. That's Marxist doctrine. It simply doesn't work.
This nation provides opportunities to everyone willing to set an objective and work hard to attain it. It penalizes and reduces the incentive to produce of anyone who does so with graduated tax brackets. Let's simplify things and give everyone a like incentive to work and create for the betterment of ourselves and us all.
Untrue.
Socialism requires that the federal govt. be financed far beyond....
If we only paid for military, and only used them in defensive missions, we could get away with tariffs or a very low flat tax or sales tax.
End SS. End welfare. End Medicare. End Medicaid. End all transfer payments - every single one.