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During the late 1800’s as science was making great strides many came to believe that it would be possible to create scientific formulas optimizing the running of society. Too many Democrats still believe that if all of Society was placed under their brilliant guidance utopia is just around the corner. Taxes are just one means of placing Citizens in the role of Servant.

Yes, I know they still believe that. Some entire society's (Sweden) have no problem paying taxes as their duty to society.

Have you read Brave New World? From what I know of Ford, he was a social scientist who believed he could create a better world. He went as far as trying to control the habits of his workers after work hours.

America and Canada share the same problem. In a sense it is the public's fault. For instance the US thinks George Bush should do more about gas prices. Somehow people think government is there to fix all our problems. They have impossible expectations - so much so that politicians have to either be seriously deluded or absolute liars to get elected. Thus we get bought with our own money.

Personally I see the beginnings of Statism further back than Marx to the French Revolution. This was was also a war against religion - the ultimate enemy of the state, which seeks to set itself up as God. And a war, as Danton intended, against the champions of free markets.