The income tax is a good and nesscary thing, yes it sucks and yes the middle to lower classes pay the bulk of it, but that is simply a function of their are many more poor people than rich, so the aggregate flows that way. The statement about income tax paying the interest for the national debt, is just a circumventing the real issue. The national debt is accrued through running vital services, so paying back the to the national debt is the same as paying for the services that only exist from borrowing the money. People always scream blooody murder about taxes here, but they sure like the fact that there are roads and electricity (highly subsidized), and while most people don't like law enforcement, it sure is nice to know that your neighbor cant just blow your house up without any reprcussions.