Allowing the federal government to implement an income tax was one of the most destructive changes to the constitution we've ever made, and it's only gotten worse and worse over the decades. What was originally just supposed to be another tool to generate revenue has become an end in itself at best, an a lever to manipulate society at worst.
On top of that, the necessity of shoehorning everyone's economic activity into prescriptive taxonomies in order to implement this taxation has drastically diminished innovation on the margin, and has created unintended consequences that significantly distort market incentives and diminish our ability to adapt to change, with the situation we're discussing here being a prime example.
I'm worried that you're right; that it's beyond repair, and that we may have to live through a systemic collapse before things can get better.
On top of that, the necessity of shoehorning everyone's economic activity into prescriptive taxonomies in order to implement this taxation has drastically diminished innovation on the margin, and has created unintended consequences that significantly distort market incentives and diminish our ability to adapt to change, with the situation we're discussing here being a prime example.
I'm worried that you're right; that it's beyond repair, and that we may have to live through a systemic collapse before things can get better.