how did the government function before the income tax?

even when the robber barons made millions upon millions of dollars, there were no income taxes. government functioned then, and since washington was the president, without the influx of the worker’s tax dollars. then legislation was passed legalizing federal income taxes. taxes are so high, if you were to add up every single penny you spend for every single tax you would find that they equal about 60% of every dollar you spend!

so, i want to know how were government officials paid for their services before the income tax?

how were military campaigns, wars and weapons paid for before the income tax?

how were washington, dc monuments and buildings built before the income tax?

how were national parks run without the income tax?

do you think that a law should be passed that says that our “representatives” should work as volunteers, or at least, that they can’t give themselves raises & now pay social security taxes?

are our reps worth our money? why?

A minimal federal government functioned on trade duties and tariffs before the civil war. During the Civil War the first income tax was started, some legal wrangling occured over the next 50 years but it was permanently codified in 1913.

The fact of the matter is, we don’t need a whole lot of governemnt services. We just need national defense, road and judicial system – THATS IT. No state-sponsored education, no health and human services, no veterans affairs people, no government funded research, no welfare, no social security, no EPA, no sec of interior (anyone sure what they actually do anyway?), no AMTRAK, no subsidies, no postal service.

Theres a lot that can be provided by the free market.