I felt lucky to just have a job that allowed me to save like crazy and help others financially through charitable donations. As I grew older, my views on income taxes changed. During the financial crisis, the government doled out massive bailouts to institutions such as AIG while allowing executives to pay themselves millions of dollars. AIG even had the audacity to contemplate suing the federal government this year for wrongful terms! What the hell. I felt payinh to my stomach supporting such atrocities by a government who also discriminates against certain citizens while displaying no fiscal discipline. Why is there a marriage penalty tax?