History tells us that every major war has triggered increased tax rates. Citizens through their commander-in-chief have to endorse the war. In so doing, they are voluntarily asking for higher taxes. If COVID-19 be a war to be fought, then the first reflex would be to raise taxes but wait a minute, this is not a war where soldiers are on the war front while civilians are minding their business. The civilians, now the taxpayers, have been tossed to the economic war front in the form of lockdowns, salary cuts and in some cases, job losses.
