
Originally Posted by
Warriorbird
So now we're to the "the only principles in this country are the ones that are spelled out, directly, in the Constitution!" phase of you being pedantic.
We mostly certainly pay taxes for ourselves but you, of all people, should know that we pay them for more than just ourselves.
That you don't represents a profound disconnect from reality. Its been clear since we had taxes (any taxes, and no, we didn't have income taxes right away) at all. One of the prime reasons the Articles failed is because we couldn't pay an army to protect everyone so they could become successful.