Skans » 05 Dec 2022, 11:03 am » wrote: ↑ Federal Income Tax is unnecessary and unjust. It should be completely eliminated. We should have excise taxes and import taxes instead.
We could defund 80% of all government, except the military. The military budget could be cut by 60% without weakening our defensive capabilities.
Let's call government exactly what it is - a place to warehouse huge segments of lazy, unproductive, ethnic populations.
what were the taxes prior to 15th Amendment in 1913 when Woodrow Wilson administration enacted personal income tax to be a temporary event?Skans » 05 Dec 2022, 11:03 am » wrote: ↑ Federal Income Tax is unnecessary and unjust. It should be completely eliminated. We should have excise taxes and import taxes instead.
We could defund 80% of all government, except the military. The military budget could be cut by 60% without weakening our defensive capabilities.
Let's call government exactly what it is - a place to warehouse huge segments of lazy, unproductive, ethnic populations.
First, it was the 16th Amendment that instituted the Income Tax, not the 15th Amendment.Nostradamus'omh » 05 Dec 2022, 11:25 am » wrote: ↑ what were the taxes prior to 15th Amendment in 1913 when Woodrow Wilson administration enacted personal income tax to be a temporary event?
we have maintained unconstitutional standing armies at the public expense for 100 yearsSkans » 05 Dec 2022, 12:10 pm » wrote: ↑ First, it was the 16th Amendment that instituted the Income Tax, not the 15th Amendment.
Second, as I previously said, revenue was raised mainly through excise taxes, tariffs, customs duties and public land sales. The federal government had relatively few expenses compared to today and did not have as much need to raise large amounts of money.
Oops. Gee I made a mistake on which integer I typed in. Good to see your critical thinking skills went up a bit.Skans » 05 Dec 2022, 12:10 pm » wrote: ↑ First, it was the 16th Amendment that instituted the Income Tax, not the 15th Amendment.
Second, as I previously said, revenue was raised mainly through excise taxes, tariffs, customs duties and public land sales. The federal government had relatively few expenses compared to today and did not have as much need to raise large amounts of money.
The DEPTH! The searing, towering intellect!

he only ran in 92.
Oh, I didn't vote for him a second time in 96, that is why I didn't remember he ran. His bubble burst in 92. In 92 I didn't like GHB discussing tying national debt to real estate investments which was the same thing then as bitcoin become lately and lets not forget 2008 or 09.