[FITZ]

Except that I think Keyes is right --- when someone else benefits from your labor and it wasn't a voluntary donation it's the same as slavery. Slavery is when someone works for the economic benefit of someone else --- and that's exactly what taxes are about. And the government deciding who is and who isn't a "person" protected by the law when the who is obviously a human being certainly applies to slavery and the pre-born.

[Torie]

Alas without compulsory taxation, are civilization would come to a rapid halt. But then you already knew that. I hope and trust Keyes knows that. Assuming you accept that some revenues need to be raised, well then it gets into how to tax, and suddenly it gets technical, complex, and boring, beyond just how progressive the system is.

As I said, Keyes just isn't the kind of advocate that does much for me in the public square, except annoy. I just have to be honest about that.

[cyborg]

Keyes is being interviewed on BET right now and OMG! That reporterette looks befuddled and bemused.