Why Higher Taxes Will be Defeated (BBC): “There is a widespread mistrust of tax and government in Alabama. Some even cite the period after the Civil War, nearly a century and a half ago, when in defeat, taxes on land were raised and farmers went broke.” See also
- “A Plain Folk Perspective on Reconstruction, State-Building, Ideology, and Economic Spoils“ by Joseph Stromberg
- The Consolidation of State Power via Reconstruction: 1865-1890 by Thomas DiLorenzo.
Record Industry Sues Music File Swappers (A): “The recording industry filed hundreds of lawsuits Monday against individual music lovers, accusing them of illegally downloading and sharing songs over the Internet.
- Against Intellectual Property by N. Stephan Kinsella
Costa Coffee (Economist.com): “The new tax would apply to any drink with espresso in it, so lattes, mochachinos and countless other frothy concoctions would all be taxed.... Starbucks has invested a sensitively modest $15,000 in an effort to defeat the espresso tax. An executive with a coffee trade group told a Seattle newspaper he thought it was “nuts”. And while some coffee-shop owners support it, many do not. “Education is an issue for everyone—why single out espresso drinkers?” asked Nathaniel Jackson, owner of two Seattle coffee stands. He serves dozens of students and other impecunious sorts, who spend $3 for an espresso drink but also use that as an excuse to sit in his shops for hours, which he doesn’t mind. The tax would also be an administrative burden, as the shop-owners would be responsible for collecting, tracking and paying it.”
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