[quote]I’d rather pay 40% of my income to the government and have the economic and social stability necessary to continue compounding wealth (albeit at a lower rate as a result of the taxes) as opposed to having a 10% income tax and having everything I own taken from me in a revolution.[/quote]

That’s quite funny. The U.S. became the dominant and largest economy by the end of the 19th century decades before the income tax was in place permanently. There were’nt mobs of people trying to steal their neighbors’ fortunes or demanding the gov’t confiscate it and give it to them.

There is a revolution going on, it’s just slow enough that you’re not noticing it. Taxes, gov’t fees, onerous regulations are everywhere and continue to grow. Give it time and there won’t be a violent “revolution” to take everything you have, you’ll be so brainwashed you’ll just hand it over to them.