Quote Originally Posted by dantheman4248 View Post
US already tried the Articles of Confederation but concluded that we kinda have to have enforceable taxes to run society. It would be nice if there wasn't shitbirds ruining it but that's true of all walks of life.
Didn't have income taxes back then. Tariffs, property, excise taxes back then and poll taxes on voters. No income tax. Gotta have taxes without a doubt but the national income tax didn't get passed as an amendment till 1913. It was briefly implemented during Civil War and in 1890's tho.