Taxes for Revenue Only? The IRS’s corruption has deep historical roots

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.

This post was last modified on January 26, 2021

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