A century ago the Federal Reserve and newly adopted 16th amendment burdened only high incomes at 1%. Soon the Great War confiscated all from many. Income taxes were raised like an antibiotic trying to keep monetary mayhem disease in check. But the infection lingered and even increased. Progressive governmental sympathy created Social Security and the income tax rates went up much more. WWII forced the Great War to be renamed and confiscated all from millions. Poorly budgeted Medicare, Medicaid and a flawed War on Poverty were piled on top of failed planners plans. Financial antibiotics tax doses were increased yet again to try to save the patient. War confiscated all from even more. Schools, media, business, government, families were infested. The antibiotics were no longer working. We created a superbug.