Posts Tagged Thomas Paine

Patriotism and Taxes

Much of today’s angry rhetoric is constructed around two dubious claims: (1) taxes are unjust, because my money is the result of my own hard work; and (2) people helped by government are indolent leeches.  One problem with the latter claim is that people who look down on welfare recipients who are poor have a [...]

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