Unseen Taxation
When you're discussing what you're being taxed you need to consider the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve is a conglomerate of private banks with publicly appointed leaders. This is important because these leaders, appointed by politicians, directly effect you. How? Inflation. When the government sends billions and trillions of dollars to a program where do you believe they get it? GDP, as if they have a vault under the Capitol that has pure gold in it that they turn into dollars? Wrong. The Federal Reserve creates the money and devalues the currency in the long term. This becomes inflation (Simplified Of Course). Though you never receive a 'federal reserve tax' you do pay for it, every day and on every thing. The dollar today is worth 95 cents less than it was in 1912, prior to the Federal Reserve. Products don't gain value, your money loses purchasing power. This is controlled and manipulated by the Federal Reserve. Do you realize that until 1974 you weren'...