New: civilliberitiesAll contenthive-129948hive-196917krhive-183959zzanhive-150122steemhive-185836hive-180932hive-101145hive-183397hive-144064photographyuncommonlabhive-166405hive-188619hive-184714bitcoinhive-145157hive-103599krsuccesshive-193637hive-180301hive-179660hive-193186TrendingNewHotLikerschirieleison (53)in taxation • 3 years agoOrigins of Direct Tax on IncomeSupposedly to prime the pump for war which requires massive inflationary deficit spending. Income taxes are basically a form of rationing for socialist war time economies where the government takes…