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Originally Posted by Bennett
I know it's from Vince and Boortz and all, but:
Likening taxation to being robbed at gunpoint is the type of thing I'm talking about. Sorry to beat a dead horse.
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In the years leading up to the Revolutionary War, taxation, at times, came literally close to that. Lump that in with the British forces being able to sequester houses for their used if and when they saw fit (along with some other nasty stuff) and you have the impetus behind the revolution. The government forces being behind taxation is like the gold standard being behind our currency. It's implied. You never see the gold, but it's there. Try not paying your taxes for several years and you'll end up being like our old friend Willie Nelson.