[This unsigned editorial, written by Murray N. Rothbard, appeared in the April 15, 1969, issue of The Libertarian (soon to become The Libertarian Forum ).] April 15, that dread Income Tax day, is around again, and gives us a chance to ruminate on the nature of taxes and of the government itself. The first great lesson to learn about taxation is
Every day that passes brings further evidence, in the marvelous phrase of Bill Kauffman in Chronicles , of “the enormous gulf between those who live in America and those who run it.” We who live in America are firmly convinced that we are taxed far too much, that government spending and taxation are eating out our substance to support a growing
[ From Power and Market. ] Uniformity of treatment has been upheld as an ideal by almost all writers. This ideal is supposed to be implicit in the concept of “equality before the law,” which is best expressed in the phrase, “Like to be treated alike.” To most economists this ideal has seemed self-evident, and the only problems considered have been
In recent years, Americans have been subjected to a concerted assault upon their national symbols, holidays, and anniversaries. Washington’s Birthday has been forgotten, and Christopher Columbus has been denigrated as an evil Euro-White male, while new and obscure anniversary celebrations have been foisted upon us. New heroes have been
[Publicado en Making Economic Sense ] En años recientes, los estadounidenses han estado sometidos a un ataque concertado contra sus símbolos, festividades y aniversarios nacionales. Se ha olvidado el nacimiento de Washington y Cristóbal Colón ha sido denigrado como un malvado hombre blanco europeo, mientras nos han impuesto nuevas y oscuras
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