Current NH taxes are "small potatoes"

This is a pretty arrogant article about taxation in New Hampshire. The state expropriates billions of dollars in taxes, from hapless taxpayers in the state and outside it, but according to this opinion piece, it's just small potatoes. Tell that to the people who are just barely getting by on their take-home pay.

The income tax is evil. It gives the State access to every aspect of our lives. It operates under the assumption that government owns 100% of our income and allows us to keep whatever portion it deems appropriate. It penalizes working, it discourages money earnings as opposed to direct barter, and it discourages saving.

No, the NH government should drastically slash taxes and its spending. Let people keep what they earn and spend it how they wish. Calling taxation "revenue" is misleading. It gives the impression that government is just a business. Not so. Taxation is coercive, and taxpayers are victims, not willing consumers.

Don't like taxes? Then we should raise taxes!

Amazing: a recent opinion has an interesting headline that convinced me to read it. But, this article does not decry a corrupt, overly-powerful, expansive government. Instead, it is another silly call for an income tax to "alleviate" the burden of property tax payers. The writer of course mentions that it is possible to reduce taxation by reducing government "services," but that is not entertained as a possibility. Nobody would ever dream of such a thing because the result would be total devastation. The earth would spin off its axis and spiral into the sun.

Instead, the writer wants to spread the burden around. Of course, in no way would property taxes be reduced if a new tax is added. That does not happen in political economy. All that would happen is that more people would suffer, and the current people who suffer will do so more strongly.

The appropriate goal for taxation: cut, cut, cut.

Fewer police is a good thing

So we should be happy that the "police training council" hasn't expropriated enough money from us peons.

Never work with the state

They use you, then throw you away.

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