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0 pointsjokethrowaway5y ago0 comments

Income tax in the USA was meant to be a temporary measure to support a war effort.

There are similar stories in other countries.

There's nothing more permanent than a temporary government plan.

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yonaguska5y ago· 1 in thread

I hope that no one is making this same comment about masks and social distancing in 20 years.

Masks suck but I enjoy having a bit of my personal space back.

No it wasn't. Those for it said that, but it is clear from their efforts of the many decades prior that they wanted it to continue forever.

In modern monetary policy, income tax is used as a deflationary measure and our government is funded by the fed.

drdec5y ago

Unfortunately they have a way of making war last forever as well.

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