An income tax is immoral in concept. It taxes the measure of your productivity.
A consumption tax is just that - a tax on what you take OUT of the system, not what you provide INTO the system.
Inherently more moral.
Of course, the biblical model for fair taxation is a simple head tax.
Under today's regime, if you can't pay the tax, off with your head!
Agreed! The “Graduated” income tax structure can be traced to Karl Marx. The former Socialist Soviet Union, now Russia has a FLAT TAX. Seems they bypassed us on the tax angle. The French have not learned yet either and so some of their former citizens went to Russia. Knowing our Social DEMOCRATS, they will want a VAT for fighting “Carbon Footprints” to line Gore and friends pockets, keeping both tax systems in place.
BTW, I bet the IRS failed to include the income in the employees W-2 or a F1099. If the employees received the document and failed to include the income, they well may be fired (unless appointed by “O”.