So as not to post your entire reply: I agree 100%. ;)  Yes, it wasn't the rich/businesses who caused the mess.  It was obviously the government and its nearly autonomous IRS (which should be dissolved asap).  There are many that feel that the act that created revenue taxation was un-Constitutional to begin with - and on some of the same principles you mentioned (such as giving the government too much control and autonomy separate from the people - we the people).

C makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot. C++ makes it harder, but when you do, you blow your whole leg off.

 -- Bjarne Stroustrup

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