Governmnet doesn't work without taxes. The original government in this country under the Articles of Confederation wasn't allowed to collect taxes. This way gave states all the power, and federal government none, as the gov't hd no money with which to do stuff. It was well known that the government was going to be VERY slow paying its debts, and that the soldiers who fought for our freedom in the Revolutionary War weren't going to be well off, as they'd be paid in a worthless currency backed by nothing. Without income tax, our already ineffective government will become even less so, and the United States as a world power will just be a memory looming in the back of our minds.
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Governmnet doesn't work without taxes. The original government in this country under the Articles of Confederation wasn't allowed to collect taxes. This way gave states all the power, and federal government none, as the gov't hd no money with which to do stuff. It was well known that the government was going to be VERY slow paying its debts, and that the soldiers who fought for our freedom in the Revolutionary War weren't going to be well off, as they'd be paid in a worthless currency backed by nothing. Without income tax, our already ineffective government will become even less so, and the United States as a world power will just be a memory looming in the back of our minds.