Are we living under an evil system of taxation?
When a system of taxation allows the force of government to directly tax one citizen and require that citizen to pay two dollars and then tax a neighbor directly for one dollar, that is an evil system of taxation
When a system of taxation can be used as a political weapon and used to criminally prosecute a government Administrations’ political opponents, that is an evil system of taxation
When a system of taxation has become so complex that those who can afford high priced lawyers and can also avoid paying taxes, that is an evil system of taxation
When the definition of “taxable income” can be manipulated to exclude the friends and donors of certain politicians, that is an evil system of taxation
When a system of taxation makes citizens spend, over 3.24 billion hours a year preparing and filing tax-returns, that is an evil system of taxation.
When a system of taxation costs $37 billion a year in administrative and compliance costs, that is an evil system of taxation
When a system of taxation invites billions of dollars, being spent on lobbying for privileged tax relief to those who can afford it that, is an evil system of taxation
When a system of taxation tells a minister of church what may and may not be said during a sermon, that is an evil system of taxation
When a system of taxation is so intrusive that a taxpayer must disclose some of their most personal and intimate information and spending habits, that is an evil system of taxation
Is there now agreement that we are living under an evil system of taxation? Could this evilness be ended by forbidding Congress to lay and collect any tax calculated from profits, gains, sales, wages, tips and other lawfully realized “income”, and returning to taxing consumption as our Founders intended?
