In this 1941 propaganda cartoon produced by the Treasury Department, Donald Duck is told that it's not just his duty to pay his income taxes, it's a "privilege." This was right before mandatory income tax withholding was legislated, so I guess the government had to use propaganda to help convince Americans that they needed to save money to pay their income taxes.
Although it might have been slightly exaggerated in the cartoon, notice that Donald Duck fills out a simple one-page income tax form that could easily be completed in several minutes. Also, notice that because it was in the pre-withholding era, he actually writes out a personal check for $13, payable to the Internal Revenue Service. Ahhhhhhhh.....the good old days.
Here's a longer Donald Duck tax propaganda cartoon from the same era, encouraging Americans to be sure to save enough money to pay their taxes "gladly and proudly" in quarterly tax payments due on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15. Earlier this week, Charles Murray made the case for ending income tax withholding.
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