I don't like the income tax. Every time we talk about these taxes we get around to the idea of "from each according to his capacity and to each according to his needs." That's socialism. It's written in the Communist Manifesto. Maybe we ought to see that every person who gets a tax return receives a copy of the Communist Manifesto with it so he can see what's happening to him.
–T. Coleman Andrews, Commissioner of Internal Revenue [1956]
HORNBERGER'S BLOG
April 21, 2020 Where Are the Feds Getting All That Money?
$2 trillion! That is the amount of free money that the feds are distributing to the American people to help them get through the coronavirus crisis. Most everyone is receiving a part of this free money. And the feds are just getting a good start! When the gift-giving is all over, it is expected to add up to $6 trillion!
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