Fifty years ago, a remarkable libertarian, personal friend, witty Georgite, then editor of Human Events , came out with a landmark book, The Income Tax: Root of All Evil ( text and PDF ). Its author was Frank Chodorov who saw raging about him—what’s new?—interventionism, welfarism, political mischief and corruption galore, an ongoing mangling of
Everyone will agree that the American tax system is a mess. Taxes are far too high, and the patchwork system is so complicated that even IRS officials don’t understand it. Hence the evident need for some sort of dramatic, even drastic, reform. As often happens, a group of dedicated and determined reformers has arisen to satisfy that need. But
Hace cincuenta años, un notable libertario, amigo personal, ingenioso georgista, entonces editor de Human Events , publicó un libro histórico, The Income Tax: Root of All Evil ( texto y PDF ). Su autor era Frank Chodorov, que veía a su alrededor —¿qué hay de nuevo?— intervencionismo, asistencialismo, malicia política y corrupción a raudales, una
Todo el mundo estará de acuerdo en que el sistema fiscal americano es un desastre. Los impuestos son demasiado altos y el sistema es tan complicado que ni siquiera los funcionarios del IRS lo entienden. De ahí la evidente necesidad de algún tipo de reforma drástica. Como suele ocurrir, ha surgido un grupo de reformistas dedicados y decididos a
What is the Mises Institute?
The Mises Institute is a non-profit organization that exists to promote teaching and research in the Austrian School of economics, individual freedom, honest history, and international peace, in the tradition of Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard.
Non-political, non-partisan, and non-PC, we advocate a radical shift in the intellectual climate, away from statism and toward a private property order. We believe that our foundational ideas are of permanent value, and oppose all efforts at compromise, sellout, and amalgamation of these ideas with fashionable political, cultural, and social doctrines inimical to their spirit.