Tax Relief — Chump Change. A flea on the back of theft. Theft — Taxation and other scams, schemes, grifts, cons, and endless variations of misappropriation. Promise — That which disappears on or before its delivery date. There may or may not be an actual delivery.
Tag: taxation
Liberty, Democracy, and the Right
I am mystified by the claim that the long-standing libertarian critique of democracy furnishes aid and comfort to conservatives who display a taste for populist authoritarianism.
Offshore
I don’t yet know a great deal about the revelations of offshore financial maneuvers, but I am intriqued. I am going to follow the stories of the Paradise Papers and the Panama Papers more closely.
Could I Be Wrong?
Yes, I could. How might I be wrong? This is a question everyone needs to ask of themselves now and then. And, it’s a question which needs to be considered carefully enough that the answer makes itself known to you. Making sure you know how you might be wrong isn’t self-absorption. It’s self awareness and a recognition that you can be wrong. Anyone can.
Heedless Speed
As the Congress declares a radically accelerated time frame for passage of “tax reform,” my suspicion of their hurry grows. Is the objective of more knowledge served by a breakneck pace?
Sorry, Republicans: If You’re Not Cutting Spending, You’re Not Cutting Taxes
Republican “tax reform” theatrics have worn thin over many months of waiting, but I still prefer a more theatrical title. “A tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing” rings true. Four centuries later, Shakespeare’s MacBeth is a better description of the matter than any coming out of Washington, DC.
Statism’s Foundation
Statism is based on lies. Without lies it evaporates like a single drop of water skittering across the hot surface of a wood stove in January. Not just the classic Orwellian “War is peace” lies, but lies most people don’t even notice.
Tax Reform
As with every Congress, talk of tax reduction is in the air. They pump up the promise by multiplying by years. The current pie in the sky is calculated to be $1.5 trillion over 10 years.
Logical and Factual
If you can’t archate and remain a good person, and cops have to archate to keep their “job”, then cops who continue to be cops can’t be good people.
Private Crooks vs. Public Crooks
Maybe pickpockets who mostly do petty theft are out robbing people on a daily basis, of smaller amounts, but most thieves and aggressors do not commit their crimes all that regularly. For many it’s very rare, for some just a one-time thing. Now compare that to the thieves and aggressors who work for the state.