[quote=Omega Point]
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.
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Davelj is right. Taxes are the price we pay for a stable society. A fat lot of good your extra income will do you if are murdered for your shoes or you catch tuberculosis when an unemployed guy spits in your face.
Taxes are a great form of wealth redistribution as everyone gets something from them. I get a job, you get a road, for example. If you run a local business, heck maybe I’ll even buy something from you. Or your customers might use that new road to drive to your business.
