And when the income tax was introduced, she was the first person to sue the government over taxes.

The Federal Mafia: How the Government Illegally Imposes and Unlawfully Collects Income Taxes.

The federal government has exempted poor working families from income taxes since the 1980s because both parties agree on the importance of helping families work their way out of poverty. Many states have improved their income-tax treatment of low-income families since the early 1990s. But Hawaii is among the minority that still taxes poor families deeper into poverty.

Next to taxes it's the single biggest income for the county.

History shows that when the taxes of a nation approach about 20% of the people's income, there begins to be a lack of respect for government. . . . When it reaches 25%, there comes an increase in lawlessness.

People are feeling it more. A greater share of their income is going to pay taxes.