Tag: taxation is theft

Culture

Subsidizing Isolation: Unintended Consequences of the FCC’s ‘Lifeline’ Program

This is the fourth of 7 installments in our series, “Compassion, Not Compulsion: Why the Welfare State Fails to Lift ...

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Christian Worldview

Taxation is Theft. Yes, Really.

The Acton Institute’s excellent Powerblog recently published a piece by Jordan Ballor entitled “Is Taxation Theft?” Ballor’s answer is essentially ...

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Politics

All Taxation is Theft

When it comes to governments the world over, bad economic policies usually beget more bad economic policies. That is especially ...

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Economics

Our Marxist Tax Code

Originally published at The New American on April 10, 2012. Tax season is winding down once again, but the progressivity ...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes: Epilogue

No, this is not #11, it really is just an epilogue – or an afterthought… I hope you attended or ...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes: The Full Series

Ah taxation, how we despise thee. You make some richer, but most poorer. You daily remind us that we live ...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #10: Lost Prosperity

This is the tenth article in a series on taxation leading up to Tax Day, April 15. I think I’ve ...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #9: Taxation is Theft

I have already said and illustrated this numerous times in previous articles, but I will say it once again: Taxation ...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #8: Living in Fear

To say that the tax code is complicated would be the understatement of the century. It is, in fact, far ...

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Christian Ethics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #7: Caesar’s Benevolence

Many Christians believe that paying taxes is fulfilling the Biblical command to show compassion to the poor. We just need ...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #6: Withholding Taxes

This is the sixth article in a series on taxation leading up to Tax Day, April 15. If we were ...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #5: Your Tax Dollars at Work

Think about all the crazy things you know your tax money pays for...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #4: Privacy and Personal Income

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, ...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #3: The Truth About Government Spending

Politicians, especially Republicans, love to talk about "cutting taxes," and in some cases they actually do cut some taxes and ...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #2: Newspeak

Governments manipulate language for their own purposes constantly. It allows them to circumvent truth in the public square (at least ...

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Economics

10 Things I Hate About Taxes #1: Lost Productivity

Ever wondered how much time and money are lost through federal tax returns? It actually is rather astounding even by ...

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Philosophy

What do you hate most about taxes?

“Tax season always begins on April 16th, and ends 365 days later.” “There are only two certainties in this life: ...

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