So how DID we have a military before 1913? I guess we didn't win the Civil War, or the Mexican War, or the Spanish-American War... that will be news to all that territory we conquered, without an income tax. All a post-income tax military has provided has been a bunch of draws & stalemates in foreign wars with no real benefit to the country, with civil rights violations like conscription accompanying them. And what would we do without dikes AND dams! You also forgot levees. If you're going to inflate your list, do it right. We also managed roads and a postal service long before income tax, and we had a better currency. Since 1913, the value of the dollar has dropped to 5% of its value before the income tax was legalized.


Yeah, pretty much, because with those, you have the option to not do the taxed things.

And way to make a false assumption - that government should be providing any of that stuff, or that government is needed to provide any of that stuff. Giving the government money to fill the trough is the problem, as I said in the original post. For certain the tax dollars spent on education have failed to teach you reading comprehension.