Commentary
Tyrannical governments want to tax anything and everything that moves. No money is permitted to change hands without the government taking a cut. Like in the movie “The Godfather Part II,” the big guy just wants to wet his beak.
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Jeffrey A. Tucker
Author
Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]
