Taxation
Taxation: The Price We Pay…
Tax day 2021 came and went. I don’t know about you, but my wallet is lighter. As always, I had to write a big check to the IRS. I was not pleased. But shouldn’t I take solace in the fact that I’m helping create a more civilized society? That’s the mantra, right?...
Starve the Beast: How States Can Take on the IRS
In the long-run, any plan for limiting the federal government to the enumerated powers of the Constitution must consider the 800-pound gorilla in the room. That is, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Small, but important steps towards liberty are happening in the...
Samuel Adams on Taxation
NOTE: The text below is an excerpt from “The Rights of the Colonists,” written by Samuel Adams on Nov. 20, 1772. The video is my quick take on taxes and an introduction to Adams’ view. -MB A Common Wealth or state is a body politick or civil society...
The Founders’ View vs. the Progressive Income Tax
by Burton W. Folsom, Originally Published at The Freeman America’s founders rejected the income tax entirely, but when they spoke of taxes they recognized the need for uniformity and equal protection to all citizens. “[A]ll duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform...