Economic Freedom a Myth

[From article]
"Every president in the 20th century, even Ronald Reagan, signed legislation raising income taxes. The theory behind the income tax is that the government's need for cash is so great, it can just take it from your employer after you earn it but before your employer pays you -- before you even see the cash -- and use it as it sees fit. This presumes that the federal government has a greater right to your income than you do. There really can be no rationale for income taxes without that belief.
Do you know anyone outside the government who believes this?"

http://townhall.com/columnists/judgeandrewnapolitano/2012/01/20/how_much_economic_freedom_do_we_have_in_the_united_states

How Much Economic Freedom Do We Have in the United States?
Judge Andrew Napolitano
TownHall.com
January 20, 2012