Comments on: Forbidden History of Taxes http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2013/02/forbidden-history-of-taxes.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 19 May 2013 14:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=380 By: DaveDCR http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2013/02/forbidden-history-of-taxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-68534 DaveDCR Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:06:00 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=18053#comment-68534 I think this video IS the problem. Government isn't supposed to do everything. Government isn't supposed to do most things, but what IS government supposed to do? Police? fine. Firemen? perhaps. Bridges, canals? most people would say yes. Cars? probably not, but we are doing that anyway. A lot of videos say government should be smaller, but that begs the question. What are, precisely, the proper domains of government?

]]> By: marque2 http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2013/02/forbidden-history-of-taxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-68527 marque2 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 20:14:00 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=18053#comment-68527 The department names and program names are different - but I am surprised how similar our problems in the USA are vs Australia - didn't know they had "Cash for Clunkers" in Australia as well.

Is this just a flaw in a Republic that eventually the political system/government converts to cronyism?

]]> By: jdgalt http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2013/02/forbidden-history-of-taxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-68482 jdgalt Sat, 23 Feb 2013 06:03:00 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=18053#comment-68482 At least I don't think the Australian government is fast providing every podunk police department in the country with tanks and SWAT gear so they can suppress dissent, as is happening here in the US.

]]> By: Matthew Slyfield http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2013/02/forbidden-history-of-taxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-68456 Matthew Slyfield Fri, 22 Feb 2013 21:06:00 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=18053#comment-68456 If only that were true.

]]> By: Me too http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2013/02/forbidden-history-of-taxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-68428 Me too Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:32:00 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=18053#comment-68428 That's in Australia. We wouldn't dream of doing anything like that in the U.S.

]]> By: bigmaq1980 http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2013/02/forbidden-history-of-taxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-68412 bigmaq1980 Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:40:00 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=18053#comment-68412 Same problem world wide. Governments have gotten much too big. It is no longer about serving the people they govern.

This is an excellent primer on government and taxes, and their impact on jobs and wealth. The only thing missing (Toffer touches on it with a nod to deficit spending) is the unsustainable accumulation of debt (i.e. future tax burdens), which is the giant hidden land mine we all face.

Yes...pass it on!

]]> By: Ravi Smith http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2013/02/forbidden-history-of-taxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-68405 Ravi Smith Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:12:00 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=18053#comment-68405 I lived in Australia for 10 years and am proud that this awesome video was made there. I wish more Australians had this viewpoint. Thanks for sharing :)

]]> By: anonzmouse http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2013/02/forbidden-history-of-taxes.html/comment-page-1#comment-68404 anonzmouse Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:08:00 +0000 http://www.coyoteblog.com/?p=18053#comment-68404 Should call this "Life of Julia Downunder"

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