stackyFACTSThe greatest lie ever told by the US government was the concept of a 'temporary' tax.
The greatest lie ever told by the US government was the concept of a 'temporary' tax. In 1861, Abraham Lincoln implemented the very first federal income tax to pay for the Union war effort, promising it would go away once the fighting stopped. While they did repeal it briefly, the government had already tasted the sweet nectar of your paycheck. The 16th Amendment eventually brought it back permanently, destroying financial joy forever.
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