Would it surprise most of you to know that for the most part the income tax doesn't pay for ANY public services? The income tax is used to pay the interest on the debt the US has...the Deficit. The US government Borrows at interest all the money it needs to operate. Each year that deficit grows and so does our debt, because the USA is like those people that only pay the minimum payment on their 40,000 Visa bill. It takes them 30 years to pay it off and over that time it cost them 150,000. Now just add 9 zeros behind those numbers and you have the USA. We will never be able to pay that off, the interest payments will soon be more than the whole GDP and when that happens the USA is officially Bankrupt as it will no longer be able to service the debt. The Government will have to start selling things off to the highest bidder. Things like roads, parks, land, bridges will have to be sold to pay the debt.
We didn't have an income tax in this country for almost 200 years, when it was first voted on it was a tax on the top 2% of the nations money earners and it did not apply to the middle or lower class folks. But just like boiling frogs they have over the years turned the heat up, but its been so gradual no one seemed to notice. Every year just another 1/4 % tax here and there adds up over 90 years, now everyone has to pay a tax, well everyone but the rich and powerful.
