I agree with it insofar as income tax is concerned. I think income tax is insane. The only tax that should exist, in my opinion, is the sales tax. This would make government much smaller and therefore much less coercive.

But I'm kind of a libertarian at heart.

Guess this works.

Insults: not well-read (assuming he never learned about the Cuban Missile Crisis - not to mention undue arrogance on your part for seeming to think having knowledge of this extraordinarily famous event sets you apart), naive, stupid, and disappointing.

Naive is the most ironic. OK lock it up or lock me out but I'm just saying.

Unless you only tax very luxury items sales tax is very regressive.

How does the income tax keep people out of poverty? Not being combative. I actually don't know.

Another TV station blocked. Isn't worth my time or energy anymore.

Helps fund social programs and financial aid but is FAR from perfect.

What social programs and what financial aid, specifically?

Any logic behind that first comment? Or examples of it? Other forms of government that use basically the opposite approach only seem to create mass poverty, and a tax-less society hasn't exactly been tried in the West.

(I'm not arguing that it would work because it's the opposite of, say, Communism btw)

And agree with the second part. I don't see why it's any different.

I'd be in favor of voluntary donations if there were to be some form of Government in a tax free system. Maybe set up via email.

I'm not accusing you of not knowing this but two examples are Shays' Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion. One safe thing about a progressive income tax is that if it's implemented correctly the money will be there so people can't get caught in situations where tax evasion is inevitable. Another point is income tax on a proper sliding scale should not burden the poor. What hurts the poor is admittedly more complicated than that but taxing their toothpaste or whatever obviously doesn't help them.