Thursday, June 12, 2014

The Great Siphon

Neil Smith was a writer who looked into the future of America back in 1980 and wrote the PROBABILITY BROACH...and here is a quote from that writing...

"Nine tenths of everything is tax. Everything you buy has a complicated history of robbery: land, raw materials, energy, tools, building, transport, storage, sales, profits. Don't forget the share you contribute toward the personal income tax of every worker who has anything to do with the process. Inflation by taxation: there are a hundred taxes on a loaf of bread. What kind of living standard would we enjoy if everything costs a tenth of what it does? What kind of world? Think of your home, your car, your tv, your shoes, your supper...all 90% discount! GOVERNMENT CAN'T FIGHT POVERTY...POVERTY IS IT'S FINEST ACHIEVEMENT!"

"The government has created a great siphon. It has been more than adequate at siphoning every penny we earn from taxes and inflation. It has been extraordinarily sufficient at siphoning the dignity of more than half the population who have become a mass of hands reaching for every crumb the government throws them in exchange for their votes. And the saddest of all, with each law and regulation they siphon the liberty this country was most proud of."
M.M. Beatty

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