Comments on: How Freedom Was Lost

By: Gonzo

Gonzo — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 07:22:25 +0000

Vic: Inheritance tax is not the same as estate tax. Inheritance taxes are only in certain states, and have lower limits, but the lower limits are always too low to allow the transfer of a business. A small business will suddenly have to have between 1% and 20% of their value in cash to give to the government. The larger and more stable a business, the higher the percent, and the more likely they are to have to be sold to pay the tax. This means the local businesses that can stand against nationwide chains die with their owners in these states. That was the point being made by the article.

By: vic

vic — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:50:53 +0000

This article is absurd, an estate tax is applied to less than 1% of the population. How does a tax that reduces a GIFT of 500 million to 350 million reduce someones independence?

What a bunch of nonsense. I suppose the author would also prefer we replace the income tax with a consumption tax so we can really stick it to the poor huh?

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Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:04:21 +0000

[...] sc placed an observative post today on The Liberty Voice Â» Web-Only Content Â» How Freedom Was LostHere’s a quick excerptAn income tax is inconsistent with the historical definition of freedom. Today in America government has a claim on every person’s labor, just as feudal lords, the government of that time, had claims on the labor of serfs and nineteenth … [...]