Category: Taxes

Taxation is theft

Article by Ben Doolin on Nov. 20, 2015   For most that read those three words (particularly for the first time)… it’s about 4 milliseconds before cognitive dissonance kicks in and the idea is rejected and any supporting information that…

Why Taxation is slavery

Article by Bob Podolsky republished by permission on Oct. 7, 2015 Originally published at Titania.org   Government is a Criminal Enterprise I have maintained for some time that taxation is government’s most criminal enterprise and that it is, in fact,…

Oregon to charge 25% tax on marijuana sales

Article by Colonel Nogov on Sept. 30, 2015   The people of Oregon legalized marijuana last November.  Activists got the issue on the ballot for the people to decide, bypassing the legislature altogether.  This should be a lesson for all…

Grading the Virginia Council on Economic Education

Annotation by Colonel Nogov on Sept. 15, 2015   Here is the Virginia Council on Economic Education’s taxes poster.  I’m going to evaluate it and give it a grade based on its overall truthfulness.   Nothing more than the standard…

Is this the end of freedom of movement?

Article by Colonel Nogov on Aug. 7, 2015   Oregon, the state I’m temporarily located in, is green.  Super green actually.  Oil is a demon here.  The hypocrisy is astounding, and completely lost on them, but that’s another issue. So…

Government is an extortion racket

Article by Colonel Nogov on Apr. 28, 2015   The government is an extortion racket.  This should be obvious.  This is a concept anarchists understand well.  This article is for people who have never thought about it.  After all, we’ve…

Of Rape, Of Abortion, Of Taxes

Article by Colonel Nogov  on Jan. 14, 2015 I recently saw a billboard in Oregon that stated 4000 abortions were performed with taxpayer money.  It didn’t specify whether that was per year or all time or any other time frame. …