We do not commonly see in a tax a diminution of freedom, and yet it clearly is one.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Taxation without representation is tyranny.
A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.
In other words, a democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.
At a certain point, you can't tax people beyond a certain level.
The power to tax and spend is restricted by the enumerated powers.
Freedom is something that dies unless it's used.
Simplicity just isn't a word synonymous with taxes.
Freedom is not just declared; it is exercised.
To impose taxes when the public exigencies require them is an obligation of the most sacred character, especially with a free people.
What I argue for is a progressive tax, a global tax, based on the taxation of private property.
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