(urth) Gene Wolfe's Politics

[brunians at brunians.org]

Or like discussing politics with someone who cannot say anything at all
without adding terms of abuse?

Have you ever tried to argue without insulting your interlocutor? It is
refreshing.



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> I see. So, the only tax power of government would be to reduce taxes,
> never to increase them. Great! Power to the people, and to government by,
> for, and of the people.
>
> Eventually, no one would pay taxes and everyone would have to pay more for
> everything, so that only the rich could afford a bus trip across town. And
> then you would probably consider the burden on the people to be lifted.
>
> This is like discussing Newtonian physics with a child who still throws
> food from her high chair just to watch it fall.
>
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> A good practical place to start.
>
> You can only make a new tax if you remove two others: you can only raise a
> tax if you reduce other taxes by twice the amount.
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