Yes, I thought about posting that section. Those paragraphs were sent out with my emails with the link to the speech.
Russia even has a flat tax I believe. Black is white, up is down. We’re definitely in Heinlein’s “crazy years”
If not Russia, then other countries in the region. Slovakia, for example, once the poorest country in their neighbourhood, now the only growing economy in Europe, according to this week's WSJ.
Why? Radical reforms, which are no longer possible in an old corrupt democracy such as ours. Small countries may be corrupt in small ways, we are corrupt in big ways. It will take a violent revolution to reform and simplify our tax code. The bribes (euphemistically called something else to keep up the appearances) to maintain it as is and "improve" it, are the bread and butter of every single U.S. congressman and senator.
Chicago and Islam can not and will not be able to believe that we red states will not tolerate them.
Until they get schooled. Which is coming.