Hey, remember when we were told the Patriot Act was just a temporary means to combat the internal threat of islamofascism and then was never used for that but instead was used against American citizens and even used against a political candidate running for President?
it’s a tax/ debt dual weapon designed to reward those who supported the pro-intervention federal political establishment.
how it worked was, the people who bought the war bonds (ie lent money to the war effort) were “paid back” through income redistribution. so the more bonds you buy, the more money gets redistributed to you after we win.
because bonds were and are a financial instrument typically utilized by the wealthy, this was a way to “buy” support for the war among the wealthy. those who couldn’t afford to participate in this scheme were then drafted as cannon fodder.
ooh ooh i've got one! in CA we kept voting for our high speed rail and we put billions of dollars towards it. only a few miles ever got built and when Newsom got elected he said "we're cancelling this, it's too expensive, and only a few miles are done." So what happened to the billions of dollars?!
Actually, it was used to get intelligence which was then illegally leaked to an adoring, co-conspiring press to hinder the capture of islamofascists. I wish it were as benign as never being used for it's intended purpose.
Hey, remember when we were told the Patriot Act was just a temporary means to combat the internal threat of islamofascism and then was never used for that but instead was used against American citizens and even used against a political candidate running for President?
Yeah, that was cool.
Oh, it is even worse than that, the initial income taxes were to pay off war bonds...for World War 1
After getting elected on 'keeping us out of the war'... (you can keep your doctor, too!)
Don't forget. We were only going to go "Get" Osama Bin ladin.
Toll road scam.
it’s a tax/ debt dual weapon designed to reward those who supported the pro-intervention federal political establishment.
how it worked was, the people who bought the war bonds (ie lent money to the war effort) were “paid back” through income redistribution. so the more bonds you buy, the more money gets redistributed to you after we win.
because bonds were and are a financial instrument typically utilized by the wealthy, this was a way to “buy” support for the war among the wealthy. those who couldn’t afford to participate in this scheme were then drafted as cannon fodder.
ooh ooh i've got one! in CA we kept voting for our high speed rail and we put billions of dollars towards it. only a few miles ever got built and when Newsom got elected he said "we're cancelling this, it's too expensive, and only a few miles are done." So what happened to the billions of dollars?!
More than a century later and the nation and world are STILL dealing with the effects from THAT war. Disgusting.
No, we are dealing with the effects of that meeting on Jekyll Island.
It’s worse than that. The original income tax was to pay for the civil war.
and "only the rich will pay income taxes"
10 years later..."You fucked up, you trusted us"
That was federal withholding on paychecks.
It was a nice idea.
Remember when "<<pick a war>> will be over by Christmas?"
I mean it's better described as a Classic Example.
Burn down the reichstag, then assume emergency powers as chancellor...
Ahhhh the evils of NAZI Germany playing out right here at home.
Actually, it was used to get intelligence which was then illegally leaked to an adoring, co-conspiring press to hinder the capture of islamofascists. I wish it were as benign as never being used for it's intended purpose.