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Re: Can Harry Browne do it?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 6 Nov 2000 07:02:22 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Todd Lehman writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> > What beats personal and group responsibility with as much liberty as you can
> > swallow? Almost everyone I talk to will admit that they agree largely with
> > Libertarian ideals, but that they think they're radical zealots and so they'll
> > go ahead and vote for their Republicratic candidate.
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> I've gotta look this up to be sure, because I couldn't believe my ears, but I
> thought that Browne said there was no federal income tax before something like
> 1913.
It's true, except for during the civil war. It was unconstitutional, and as
proof I point out that a constitutional amendment was required to get it
past the supreme court which routinely struck down any income tax laws (they
were steamrolled by Lincoln into going along temporarily, I think) for a
hundred years, except for during the civil war.
> BTW, is the LP against bloated state government (I would imagine so) or
> mainly against bloated national government?
The LP is against bloated government generally. But state bloat is "better"
than federal bloat and local bloat better still. Mostly because they're
easier to fix. (all politics is local)
> What about the non-presidential seats up for grabs? I imagine those must cost
> a lot of money as well. How many of the ~1400 LP candidates currently running
> in this coming election are expected to win?
Not very many, but some.
++Lar
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| (...) I've gotta look this up to be sure, because I couldn't believe my ears, but I thought that Browne said there was no federal income tax before something like 1913. If I heard that correctly and it's true, it means that there are people alive (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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