On Mon, 23 Oct 2000, R. A. Hettinga wrote:
At 11:36 PM -0700 on 10/22/00, Nathan Saper wrote:
Then what is the purpose of our government?
To confiscate taxes by force, of course. ;-).
So long, Nathan, and thanks for all the red herring... <Plonk!>
Speaking of red herring (will you go <Plonk!> now Robert? I didn't think so): No, until the SC found the personal income tax legal less than 100 years ago this was not a valid statement. And it isn't valid today. It is an expression of the typical anarchist/libertarian bullshit whereby they want to reap the benefits of a large and dyamic society and its economic market without having to actualy participate in it. It is EXACTLY the sort of viewpoints that Hayek warns against with respect to losses of individual freedom. ____________________________________________________________________ He is able who thinks he is able. Buddha The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage@ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------