The most moral dignity afforded a citizen is serving in the military.

 

There are few exceptions in life that allow a person to leave a legacy of their life.  One is having children and breaking the truncation with the future.  The other is serving in the miliary to defend the USA and leaving a mark in time.  The USA military of WWII would change the course of history when other powers could not do it alone.

When a citizen gives their service to a country, they are defending the meaning of that service and not simply a piece of geography called "The Homeleand."  The values of the USA were always obvious and to realize those values are diminishing to so many Americans, including soldiers and veterans, only speaks to the lack of morality that exists today.

The United States of America demands participation.  One of the ways every American participates every year is in the form of tax payments to the USA Treasury.  Our Treasury supports the very surviving soldiers and their families we remember on this day.  WWII demanded participation by everyone, women worked, commodities were rationed and taxes were paid.  When a citizen wasn't serving in the military they were working for the cause.  There was a high moral content in the country.

The first payroll withholding occurred during WWII to increase the US Treasury and support the war effort and the returning soldiers after victory.  It is the obligation of those that can pay to do exactly that in the patriotic spirit it is intended.  When the wealthy are asked to support the country, it is in appreciation of the opportunity afforded them by the sacrifices of those that serve in other capacities.  Paying taxes that are asked by The President of the United States of America is not like paying a bill, it is defending the country and in the year 2011 it is to return the promise of their birth right and stability to its economy. 

Taxation

However, these agencies were often quite(click title to entry - thank you) successful in achieving their respective, narrower aims. The Department of the Treasury, for instance, was remarkably successful at generating money to pay for the war, including the first general income tax in American history and the famous "war bonds" sold to the public. Beginning in 1940, the government extended the income tax to virtually all Americans and began collecting the tax via the now-familiar method of continuous withholdings from paychecks (rather than lump-sum payments after the fact). The number of Americans required to pay federal taxes rose from 4 million in 1939 to 43 million in 1945. With such a large pool of taxpayers, the American government took in $45 billion in 1945, an enormous increase over the $8.7 billion collected in 1941 but still far short of the $83 billion spent on the war in 1945. Over that same period, federal tax revenue grew from about 8 percent of GDP to more than 20 percent. Americans who earned as little as $500 per year paid income tax at a 23 percent rate, while those who earned more than $1 million per year paid a 94 percent rate. The average income tax rate peaked in 1944 at 20.9 percent ("Fact Sheet: Taxes").