Taxes for Revenue Only? The IRS’s corruption has deep historical roots. “The rallying cry of small-government advocates in the late 19th century was a ‘tariff for revenue only!’ They understood the kind of corruption that a complicated tariff or tax code inevitably breeds, despite the best intentions that the public-spirited might have. The IRS scandal demonstrates just how right they were.” But today’s politicians are such inept idiots, they need to pay thru the nose for votes.
Author: Bonfire of the Absurdities
After 35 year career writing software for IBM mainframes, am now self-employed contractor thinking of joining a union and striking for higher wages. Cured morbid fear of heights when I learned to look at them as lengths standing on end. Uncompromising in refusal to accept browser cookies. Amateur investor who has accumulated a small fortune in the market after starting out years ago with a large one. For recreation, I run, hike, kayak and play tennis but will not consider synchronized swimming under any circumstances.
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