agreed. on the face of it it seems stupid that if you have to have taxes, the taxer should care where the money comes from or how it was collected from the tax

agreed. on the face of it it seems stupid that if you have to have taxes, the taxer should care where the money comes from or how it was collected from the taxee. But then you realize that it was never about the money. the government can print more money any time it wants. it is about control.