Re: [OT] Bruce Perens talks to BBC
On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 09:13:12PM -0500, Jeff Elkins wrote:
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> As a paleolibertarian/paleoconservative I'm totally opposed to the current US
> foreign policy. However, as far as these so-called "taxes" go, they are
> nothing more than state-imposed slavery.
>
> You want my $55 Nano-Nano? Come ring my fucking doorbell.
Hey, don't come bitching to me, I'll talk your ears off. My grandfather
was 30 before we had income taxes (during the depression). They ain't
written in stone, it's my mission in life to replace them with a
national sales tax.
>From what I heard the constitution explicitly defines two types of taxes
(I forget the names), but basically they are "taxes on things" and "just
you have to pay it" taxes, and our government is only supposed to
collect the first kind. It was what the big hoopla was with Britain was
all about.
But you can't fight city hall. So, I agree, our tax system needs to be
chucked. But the government needs money, lots of it. That ain't going
away.
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