Senator Chris M_ Id Somewhere along the way, taxes stopped being about roads, courts, and national defense. They now exist to sustain worthless politicians and to reward the friends, donors, contractors, and constituencies that them in power: Money is taken from everyone, filtered through Washington, and handed back to the favored few; all while sold as compassion. That isn’t a revenue system: It’s a patronage system: A system built to serve itself has forfeited the right to exist. It’s time to bring the current federal income tax system to an end. keep being