Your Favorite Martian - Rich People $hit (feat. Cartoon Wax)

In 1913, when America started taxing income, you owed nothing unless you made more than $3,000 a year. In today's money, that comes to about $100,000. Less than 1 in 100 Americans paid a thing, because the whole system was built for the rich. Then a war broke it.For the country's first 125 years, the federal government ran on tariffs and taxes on things like whiskey. In 1913, the constitution was changed to allow income tax. If you earned over $3,000, you owed 1%. The top rate was 7%, and only o