Tag Archives: Taxation

Theft and corruption in American local governments

Posted on February 23, 2024 by TPOL Nathan

As we look at corruption – at government corruption, we must always remember that corruption is not limited to the White House, the Capitol in DC, and the Supreme Court. Nor to the fifty State Capitols. No, local government is … Continue reading →

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The trouble with taxes and government spending

Posted on December 5, 2023 by TPOL Nathan

Eric Peters, a prolific libertarian writer and auto fanatic (or is it “freak?), had some words regarding governments and true libertarians that are worth thinking about a bit. “And that is why libertarians oppose what the government – and those … Continue reading →

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Politics 2022 – Why governments want inflation

Posted on September 23, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

On Wednesday, as expected and as we were warned dozens if not hundreds of times, the Fed raised interest rates. While we here at TPOL don’t pretend to understand the reasoning – or even why the Fed should have any … Continue reading →

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Pork, pork, pork, pork…

Posted on August 9, 2022 by TPOL Nathan

The article last week from AP spreads the good news of government largess to the tourism industry. It is absolutely amazing what the FedGov (and States and counties and cities) do with the money that they steal from taxpayers now … Continue reading →

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Cities and their suicide: the example of New York

Posted on April 3, 2021 by TPOL Nathan

It is sometimes said that cities do not die natural deaths.  Rather, they commit suicide.  They fail to maintain essential infrastructure, like letting their harbors and channels silt up. Or accept things like lead and sewage in their water supply, … Continue reading →

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The state that ate its economy

Posted on December 20, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

According to a recent Agora Financial report, federal and state government employees here in the Fifty States now make up 21% of the total employed workforce. 1 in 5. To put it another way, on average, the four working adults … Continue reading →

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New York State promotes more rebellion

Posted on November 20, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

Dragged before the supreme court of Judea, the Sanhedrin, Peter and the rest of the apostles, followers of Christ Jesus, put it very simply: “We must obey God rather than man.”  Forbidden to preach and teach their Good News, they … Continue reading →

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The price of defense? (More on building a wall)

Posted on June 24, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton An interesting (if biased) question was asked on a forum recently. Why do we need Trump to build the wall when a private company already builds one cheaper and faster with crowdfunding while the Democrats and judges … Continue reading →

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Forced “contributions”

Posted on March 22, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton The good people over at the Acton Institute recently published an appeal from East Africa: “Don’t export Germany’s church tax to Africa.” To which I add a hearty “Amen.” The German system is not just a merger … Continue reading →

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Channeling Karl Marx?

Posted on February 13, 2019 by TPOL Nathan

By Nathan Barton Last time I checked my calendar or my clock, this was February of 2019.  That means the next election here in the Fifty States for Massa (better known as POTUS), in November of 2020 is about 21 … Continue reading →

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