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Progressive taxation is here to stay, ultimately because it benefits majority of the population. If you strip down all of the peripheral, distracting issues, such as gay marriage, flag burning, gun control, etc, and had people vote purely in their economic self interest, the majority of people...

In a democracy, tax is whatever the majority wants it to be. If the majority wants taxes as a means to redistribute wealth, then that is what it is. In fact, if the congress and the executive branch passed a law that allows taking all wealth worth over say, $10 million from any individual and...

Funny, when I read the article, my reaction was, "Way to go, dude, stick it to the man!" It seems there is a possibility that the bank may have charged his late fee in error, which started the whole process. Every time I have to deal with those big corporations and their f-ing customer...

Alright awgee, I?ll play, as long as it doesn?t get personal. ?Discounting the wisdom of Thomas Jefferson because he owned slaves is a strawman argument. Since he wrote much of The Constitution, maybe we should consider it dated no longer pertinent. No, I am not saying just because they...

?Any evidence for this view? Have you read about the history of all the various fiat currencies? Have you read about the history of using gold as money? Or is it different this time? You seem to know better than Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Andrew Jackson, ...? Sorry, I don?t...

I don't quite understand the Ron Paul love fest on this board. It seems to me that a bit of government regulation and oversight would have been helpful in moderating this bubble. Libertarianism certainly is a feel good philosophy in certain application... who doesn't want to be left alone to...