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Showing posts with label Ayn Rand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ayn Rand. Show all posts
Sunday, February 09, 2025
Saturday, February 01, 2025
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Friday, June 09, 2023
Tuesday, November 08, 2022
Freedom’s Furies | Cato Institute event
This might be an interesting book event!
Where are today's furies when we need them!
"Critics of libertarianism argue that it is an ideology created by and for privileged white men. But the modern libertarian movement was founded and kept alive thanks to the writings and advocacy of three unstoppable women: Isabel Paterson, a literary critic; Rose Wilder Lane, a journalist; and Ayn Rand, a philosophical immigrant.
In 1943, Paterson published The God in the Machine, Lane The Discovery of Freedom, and Rand The Fountainhead. These three books changed the course of libertarianism in the United States. ..."
Friday, January 22, 2021
Wednesday, April 08, 2020
Friday, April 03, 2020
Saturday, March 28, 2020
Ayn Rand - Monopoly and Anti-Trust
Highly recommendable! Ayn Rand nailed it! Intellectual property rights ought to be tremendously reduced or even eliminated!
Monday, March 16, 2020
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
The Greatest Tax Reform Of All Times In Honor Of Benjamin Franklin
Posted: 4/19/2011 Updated: 4/15/2015
Update 4/15/15
Just learnt of this quote from one of Ayn Rand’s books titled “The Virtue of Selfishness” (emphasis added):
“In a fully free society, taxation—or, to be exact, payment for governmental services — would be voluntary. Since the proper services of a government—the police, the armed forces, the law courts—are demonstrably needed by individual citizens and affect their interests directly, the citizens would (and should) be willing to pay for such services, as they pay for insurance.”
I fully agree!
A Tax Reform Like No Other
It is not utopian. It would be a triumph of individual freedom and responsibility. Such a tax reform would instantly solve so many problems with taxation. Too many to list here. The benefits of such a radical reform probably far outweigh the concerns. Politicians and civil servants would be held accountable like never before. The beast would be starved. No Taxation Without Representation was the beginning. Taxation Without Coercion is next.
A Tip Of The Hat To Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin wrote “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”. Taxes will still be certain, but the people will finally be able to vote with their money, because voting by feet is inconvenient. What would Benjamin Franklin think about voluntary taxes?
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