This is the fourth of 7 installments in our series, “Compassion, Not Compulsion: Why the Welfare State Fails to Lift the Poor.” This guest post is by Savannah Aleckson, and ...
The Acton Institute’s excellent Powerblog recently published a piece by Jordan Ballor entitled “Is Taxation Theft?” Ballor’s answer is essentially “no in principle, but it can be.” His short argument ...
When it comes to governments the world over, bad economic policies usually beget more bad economic policies. That is especially true when it comes to taxes. The eyes not just ...
Originally published at The New American on April 10, 2012. Tax season is winding down once again, but the progressivity of the tax code is still with us. Most Americans ...
No, this is not #11, it really is just an epilogue – or an afterthought… I hope you attended or supported your local Tea Party today – Tax Day 2009. ...
Ah taxation, how we despise thee. You make some richer, but most poorer. You daily remind us that we live not in a free society, but under shackles. Let us ...
This is the tenth article in a series on taxation leading up to Tax Day, April 15. I think I’ve saved the best for last… I was linked by LewRockwell.com ...
I have already said and illustrated this numerous times in previous articles, but I will say it once again: Taxation is theft, period. To continue this theme, I'd like to ...
To say that the tax code is complicated would be the understatement of the century. It is, in fact, far beyond complicated, so much so that no one in this ...
Many Christians believe that paying taxes is fulfilling the Biblical command to show compassion to the poor. We just need to "render to Caesar" and Caesar will do the right ...
This is the sixth article in a series on taxation leading up to Tax Day, April 15. If we were required to pay all our taxes for the year on ...
Think about all the crazy things you know your tax money pays for...
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but ...
Politicians, especially Republicans, love to talk about "cutting taxes," and in some cases they actually do cut some taxes and ease the burden of all. Unfortunately, this masks the dirty, ...
Governments manipulate language for their own purposes constantly. It allows them to circumvent truth in the public square (at least to the unobservant eye and ear).
Ever wondered how much time and money are lost through federal tax returns? It actually is rather astounding even by conservative estimates. Let's run the numbers in back-of-the-envelope style ...
“Tax season always begins on April 16th, and ends 365 days later.” “There are only two certainties in this life: death and taxes. I’m thinking I’ll have better luck cheating ...
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