The likelihood of Trump eliminating income tax and the IRS remains low, but the ongoing debate highlights the need for tax reform.

Trump suggested that federal income taxes should be "eliminated," while stating that America was at its richest from 1870 to 1913, when tariffs were a thing.

President Donald Trump is calling for the elimination of federal income tax, advocating for a shift to a tariff-based revenue system. He argues that this approach, which he says previously made the US “richer” and a more “powerful”