how long till the income tax is scrapped yuns?

There never was one!

(OK, I'll stop now)

There is a strong, visceral yearning among the US power elite to turn the USA into a super-Hong Kong with 10,000 nukes. The only thing standing in their way are 250,000,000 citizens who may or may not be paying enough attention at the critical moment.

As for the timetable? They're flexible.