Challenge to Tea Party members

[buckeye45_73]

Are we more powerful now than in 1776?

How did we survive 150 years without an income tax?

He doesnt believe you, he's probably taught they we were founded on wanting MORE taxes, that King was way too nice on the top 1%!!!!!!!

 

[Toro]

imagine how powerful the US would be in the world without income taxes.

As powerful as these countries:

Andorra
Bahamas
Brunei
Kuwait
Maldives
Monaco
Nauru
Oman
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Vanuatu


???

Are you totally ******* ignorant of US history? When do you think the Income Tax started, 1776?

The income tax is in The Bill of Rights.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

As powerful as these countries:

Andorra
Bahamas
Brunei
Kuwait
Maldives
Monaco
Nauru
Oman
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Vanuatu


???

Are you totally ******* ignorant of US history? When do you think the Income Tax started, 1776?

The income tax is in The Bill of Rights.

From the Magna Carta, right?

 

[Toro]

The Federal Reserve.

Really?

You consider yourself a Tea Party person but you don't think the Federal Reserve is unconstitutional?

Why would you think those two are incompatible?

 

[Toro]

Are you totally ******* ignorant of US history? When do you think the Income Tax started, 1776?

The income tax is in The Bill of Rights.

From the Magna Carta, right?

Yes I believe it's typewritten on the Magna Carta.

 

[Toro]

OK I'll play.

Sarbanes-Oxley.

 

[Pho_King]

Federal marijuana proscriptions.