A lot of my friends like to use the phrase “taxation is theft.” I do as well.
But if we adopted the view of James Madison – we’d see this as a pretty huge understatement. Taxation is actually one of the primary tools of oppression.
Michael Boldin [send him email] is the founder of the Tenth Amendment Center. He was raised in Milwaukee, WI, and currently resides in Los Angeles, CA. Follow him on twitter - @michaelboldin and Facebook.
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