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Income tax was introduced as a "temporary measure" to pay for WWII. Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.
by wavegeek 6y ago
Income tax was introduced as a "temporary measure" to pay for WWII.
Fool me once shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.
- godelski 6y agoI assume you mean WWI? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax#Timeline_of_introduction_of_income_tax_by_country https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_tax#Timeline_of_introdu... If we're talking Australia. If the US, well... Civil War. But to the sentiment of the comment, I completely agree. That is explicitly why we need the "burn the system down" type of people that I mentioned. they bring to light these kinds of topics and considerations.