By Mark Brandly "The income tax is “undoubtedly the most totalitarian of all taxes."1 ~Murray Rothbard At the founding of our country, the framers of our Constitution wisely withheld the right to tax incomes from the federal government. With the recent Revolutionary War in mind, the States were reluctant to cede strong taxing powers to a central state. Given the enormous … [Read more...] about The Income Tax: Lessons from the Sixteenth Amendment
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Name ONE TIME A Government Program Accomplished Its Goal
By Joe Jarvis Illinois has the worst credit rating of any state. It has $8 billion in outstanding bills and a $3.2 billion deficit in just next year’s budget. But the worst part is the $250 billion they need to pay their state pensions… When you or I have debt, the first thing we have to do is tighten the belt. We save money and cut expenses. But imagine if … [Read more...] about Name ONE TIME A Government Program Accomplished Its Goal
5 Legal Strategies To Reduce Your Tax Burden
By Nicholas West While people feel compelled to continue debating various government shutdowns, the reality remains that tax collection is expected to continue uninterrupted. The old maxim that the two great inescapable realities are death and taxes should come as an affront to the liberty minded, however. The mandatory payment of taxes is as unnatural as death is natural, … [Read more...] about 5 Legal Strategies To Reduce Your Tax Burden