“Left” and “Right” are a false dichotomy in most ways that count. However, I’ve noticed something that has caught my attention in how people who identify on either side view their fellow human beings, and thought I’d share.
Tag: taxation
Yet Another Set of 2018 Predictions
In the year 2018, these occurrences will prevail: War is still hell; Taxation is still theft; The state still claims collective powers that its individual members do not have…
Policing is an Insult to Justice
Since laws are backed by threat of violence, their enforcement is a criminal act. One cannot serve justice in the process of creating an injustice. It’s an impossibility.
Discussion with a Cop Supporter
Here is a discussion I had with a supporter of cops a while back. It may be educational to see the lengths people will go to when they are desperate to excuse the inexcusable and justify that which can’t be justified.
The Long and the Short
I hate to be a grinch amid all this holiday cheer, but there is a hollowness to the self-congratulatory, back-slapping schmooze surrounding the tax package.
Free Time, Tax Code Definitions, & Sexual Harassment Economics (26m) – Editor’s Break 040
Editor’s Break 040 has Skyler giving his commentary on the following topics: how to stop thinking or worrying about work during your non-work hours, how the tax code defines most people out of tax obligations, why “complex” is actually “simple”, the economics behind sexual harassment in the workplace, why sheep are smarter than people, and more.
Anatomy of a Tax Cut
I’ve watched the debate over the vanilla Republican tax bill closely during these many months. It’s been fascinating at many levels, not least sociologically. People reveal much about themselves — and their views of personal autonomy — in how they discuss taxes.
Optimality—the Mainstream Economist’s Holy Grail
Politicians are not philosopher kings, not dedicated social engineers selflessly focused on the public interest (itself an elusive concept). They know how to gain election or appointment to public office, and hardly anything else.
Freedom–I Won’t
There are some things I simply won’t voluntarily do. I won’t participate in Nazi/socialist rituals, even if everyone around me gets bent out of shape by my refusal. Nor will I sing or “honor” national anthems. I won’t socialize with cops. Not anymore. Nor will I pretend they can be “good” people, even if they are nice.
‘Economist’ Paul Krugman Doesn’t Think Risk Deserves Reward
Why shouldn’t the entrepreneurial risk-taker receive a greater reward for his investment in starting a business than does the individual whose employment involves none of the risk and delayed gratification taken on by his counterpart?