Class Tax Mass Tax

No one loves to pay taxes. From the time the first tribal leader demanded a share of his kin'¬"s produce as a price for protection, tax systems have been inequitable and contradictory. But the American personal income tax, converted to a mass tax in 1941, has expanded the government'¬"s ability to raise revenue beyond the wildest dreams of any king. The income tax, once hailed as the way to prevent the concentration of wealth in a few hands, has become an albatross around the neck of the common man. Class Tax Mass Tax examines the origins and implications of the income tax and the federal government'¬"s increased reliance on it.