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e　to　〃chip　in。〃　Taxes　were　levied　in　Britain　for　the　fight　against　Napoleon　from　1799　to　1816；　and　in　America　taxes　were　levied　to　pay　for　the　Civil　War　from　1861　to　1865。

In　1874；　England　made　ine　tax　a　permanent　levy　on　its　citizens。　In　1913；　an　ine　tax　became　permanent　in　the　United　States　with　the　adoption　of　the　16th　Amendment　to　the　Constitution。　At　one　time；　Americans　were　anti…tax。　It　had　been　the　excessive　tax　on　tea　that　led　to　the　famous　Tea　Party　in　Boston　Harbor；　an　incident　that　helped　ignite　the　Revolutionary　War。　It　took　approximately　50　years　in　both　England　and '？the　United　States　to　sell　the　idea　of　a　regular　ine　tax。　；

What　these　historical　dates　fail　to　reveal　is　that　both　of　these　taxes　were　initially　levied　against　only　the　rich。　It　was　this　point　that　rich　dad　wanted　Mike　and　me　to　understand。　He　explained　that　the　idea　of　taxes　was　made　popular；　and　accepted　by　the　majority；　by　telling　the　poor　and　the　middle　class　that　taxes　were　created　only　to　punish　the　rich。　This　is　how　the　masses　voted　for　the　law；　and　it　became　constitutionally　legal。　Although　it　was　intended　to　punish　the　rich；　in　reality　it　wound　up　punishing　the　very　people　who　voted　for　it；　the　poor　and　middle　class。

〃Once　government　got　a　taste　of　money；　the　appetite　grew；〃　said　rich　dad。　〃Your　dad　and　I　are　exactly　opposite。　He's　a　government　bureaucrat；　and　I　am　a　capitalist。　We　get　paid；　and　our　success　is　measured　on　opposite　behaviors。　He　gets　paid　to　spend　money