Howard Buffett: Against Legal Plunder

Tags: Political Theory, Taxes and Spending

09/21/2020 Trevor Daher

The commandment “Thou shalt not steal” was not to be abolished outright. That would offend too many. So the commandment was simply modified to “Thou shalt not steal—except by majority vote.”

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Original Article: “Howard Buffett: Against Legal Plunder“.

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