[taxed2death]

"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?

[Jim W N]

As I said in my original post, "cost-of-doing-business" tariffs or levies or charges are valid.

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).

[Jim W N]

As I said in my original post, "cost-of-doing-business" tariffs or levies or charges are valid.

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).