"Well, all I can say is that our wonderful country was not founded on the sympathies of government protecting us from the realities of life."
I kinda stopped reading after that.
How was government "paid for" before income tax?
Answer:
Tariffs.
They worked just fine before big government came along and became robber/ baron.
No one forces anyone to buy a product. You have a choice.
Government now forces us to pay income taxes. You have no choice.
Which is a bigger intrusion in your life?
However, the greatest economic problem we face is big government (which, by the way, is currently engaged in mostly unconstitutional activities). It is a prosperity killer. Whether you pay for it with income taxes or tariffs (which is a form of tax) is just a matter of whether we get run over by a train or a bus.
I hate income tax too. I think legitimate constitutional government could be financed probably by legitimate sales taxes and tariffs (a form of sales tax).
However, the greatest economic problem we face is big government (which, by the way, is currently engaged in mostly unconstitutional activities). It is a prosperity killer. Whether you pay for it with income taxes or tariffs (which is a form of tax) is just a matter of whether we get run over by a train or a bus.
I hate income tax too. I think legitimate constitutional government could be financed probably by legitimate sales taxes and tariffs (a form of sales tax).