The first income tax act, passed in England in the 1400s, was so hated that when it was eventually eliminated. The English citizenry had all records burned so the “hideous monster,” as it was then called, would never be allowed to return. It was not until the early 1800s that the income tax returned, and then to finance the Napoleonic wars. The people paid the tax until Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo. Two weeks later, the people put so much pressure on Parliament that it was eliminated again. The celebration in London was the longest and most impressive celebration in the nation’s history. In fact, it dwarfed the celebration of Wellington’s victory over Napoleon, which had occurred only weeks before.

Today, the hideous monster is alive and well in the United States. There is no way we can consider ourselves a free people with any form of income tax at any level of government; federal, state, or local. This is a direct and invasive tax and its enforcement leads to oppression. It penalizes all that is good, including: hard work, saving, and investing. It is, in short, the most destructive form of taxation known to mankind. It is good for one thing, making people more subservient to government power. That is exactly why a progressive income tax is one of the main planks of the Communist Manifesto. It is specifically designed to reduce indigenous power and increase surrogate power. It is vital that we eliminate all income taxes.