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Why is the criterion importance? How about, governments shouldn't require protection money from its citizens? The way it used to be before 1913.

• ameister14 12y ago
  The way it used to be...in the United States, as regards solely taxes on income in peacetime?
• rmc 12y ago
  There were taxes before 1913
  • johndevor 12y ago
    Not really though. Microscopic compared to today.
    • return0 12y ago
      Then undoubtedly they correlated with better life standards by a large margin.
      • johndevor 12y ago
        Are you being sarcastic? Because that statement is not an argument at all.
• mikeash 12y ago
  I was unaware that taxes were such a recent invention. Clearly I've been misinformed about history. What other insights can you provide?