Wasteful, yes. Extravagant ? Criminal intent to rob We The People while the few get richer, ABSOLUTELY ! Gotta luv that scientific Keynesian Economics and the occupying statist theocracy infesting this land with its supporting religious seminaries (public schools).

"to be primary aims of law" is an oxymoron. The law is what it "IS" and it has no aims. Destructive philosophies of carnal men (such as "positivism"), calling totalitarian despotism, tyranny and slave masters' codified controls law have aims now deceptively recognized as law. I think Machan made a good distinction here.

But one of the topics Russell touched on is easily proven wrong. The science of economics has given Keynesian economics supporting socialists a way of making the rich richer while destroying the economy for everyone else.

Who is the great arbiter that defines fairness? What is the scale that gives the weights and measures to fairness? Ultimately, fairness is a dogma of temporal religion. The first half of the quote on a stand alone basis rates a thumbs down. The second half overrides the premise of the quote with sufficient strength to garner the 5 stars.

Too, too accurate — too, too often. I've also know poor that have knit the world into themselves; — especially those that rely on government: caste life styles, handouts, servitude (enslavement), and morality.

warren, 🤪 I think its great that you've proved Lewis' point.

Archer, yep. I know an accountant that so well-defended himself (and threatened to go public with his definitions and defense) that his case was not won but dismissed. One of his arguments was as you've stated along with there is no definition of what an individual's income is to tax. He had a couple of narrow escapes to life threatening events (on him and family). He's been fairly quiet since.

WOW, a very accurate observation proved out over, and, over, and over again. Welcome to Amerika, welcome to the world.

oops, I forgot to rate it.

Oh that the chattel would rise was accurate. Those that genuflect at the alter of an idiotic debt system as willing helots, serfs and slaves will continue their idol worship in the forms provided them. Logic and reason will not supersede religion as long as supporting practitioners of the occupying statist theocracy infesting this land rely on carnal gods services and tyranny.

Said well, we hold this truth to be self evident.

dawn, health care becomes the responsibility of the government when it rejects the secular "laws of nature and of nature's God" and implements "legal positivism's" philosophies mingled with religion.

Dave, how would you explain or define "the chains of the Constitution"?

Waffler, lololol / hahahaha, a fairly accurate observation. The more despotic totalitarianism, tyranny, enslavement, etc. you pay for, the more you get (loosing inalienable rights, liberty at nature's law, etc.). Paying orchestral gods for their song of usurpation does conclude with; "You get what you pay for !"

In context, the quote has some merit. In a broad (out of context) rating, it would be a definite thumbs down. For those that regard all taxes to be equal — you are the problem. The enslavement of the second plank of the communist manifesto is not the same as non-personal duties, imposts and excises.

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William, an FYI correction; your giant leap concerning legal persons is incorrect. Corporations, LLCs, etc. are owned by government(s). Corporations are administered through allowed parties and associations along with varying conditions subject to their owner's codes, ordinances, regulations, rules, statutes, etc.

I'm not so sure it is "old and out of date" as much a lying subterfuge on its face. The accountant above mentioned (now passed) went to prison for doing exactly what the cloaked in the black rob high priest of the dark priesthood stated. The primary argument against the accountant was that he was stealing from the government because without his expertise, his clients wouldn't know all the right-offs. None of his right-offs or returns were altered by the IRS (stood as filed).

Jim, spoken like a stupid slave that enjoys his position and some one that believes what his godly masters tell him. I've done extensive research on the 16th Amendment for court presentation and found the Amendment was never legally ratified. That case made it to court, was called out on recess and never resumed (over 40 years ago). If the 16th Amendment were legally ratified, it would eliminate the de jure State united as a "republican form of government", a government of laws and any semblance of actual inalienable rights and liberty.  AND, by "constitutional", did you mean by "the laws of nature and of nature's God" (Declaration of Independence); OR, did you mean religious canons by the illegitimate occupying statist theocracy infesting this land?

Terry, how do you define "Christian Based Republic"? Is your definition based in religion? Mine wasn't ! ! !  A "Republic" is a secular expression. Your ignorance is so pervasive it flows through a membrane of truth totally unrecognized. In a Christian Based Republic is: each and every individual is recognized as a noble sovereign — son/daughter of Eternity's King (at nature's law, no one being greater or lesser than another). The 2nd plank of the communist manifesto is a religious canon that makes each sovereign a slave to carnal god's deadly power to harm.

When under any system of government, where a man (woman) does not own his own labors (or the fruits thereof) there is slavery. When the once noble heirs to the Eternal King are consider mere chattel / property to be dealt with as carnal gods please (at law makers' whim), individual sovereignty, inalienable rights and liberty at nature's law are more than just lost — they are not recognized. Helots, serfs and otherwise dupes rationalize their captivity choosing a deluded status beneath their regal status, genuflecting within their internment of fleshly gods.

NO !  that is not apropos!  Religions such as socialism live as long as other people's money holds out. Religion, not nature's law, is recognized by its feeding the hungry, healing the sick, clothing the naked, financing the indigent, housing the homeless, etc. The de jure States united was to be a secular republican form of government — creating codes, ordinances, regulations, rules, statutes, etc. (from law that already existed naturally) that organized advancement and protection of individual sovereignty, inalienable rights and liberty at nature's law. The current occupying statist theocracy infesting this land creates religious canons (not elements of nature's law) expanding it "establishment of religion" contrary to nature's law.

Waffler, I for one (and I know others) qualify for not sharing in plunder. My story once again, when I was so poor my young family did not have as much as a vehicle to sleep in and was going hungry. I did NOT (nor did my family) indulge ourselves in the occupying statist theocracy's plunder.

The "A" from Reston; are you saying rich people don't bathe or what is your definition of rich that would make someone on your list / definition filthy?

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