Income and inheritance taxes imply the denial of private property, and in that are different in principle from all other taxes. The government says to the citizen: Your earnings are not exclusively your own; we have a claim on them, and our claim precedes yours; we will allow you to keep some of it, because we recognize your need, not your right; but whatever we grant you for yourself is for us to decide.


Income Tax: Root of All Evil (ed. Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2007) - ISBN: 9781610164276

Frank Chodorov Quotes

Income and inheritance taxes imply the denial of private property, and in that are different in principle from all other taxes. The government says...

Income and inheritance taxes imply the denial of private property, and in that are different in principle from all other taxes. The government says...

Income and inheritance taxes imply the denial of private property, and in that are different in principle from all other taxes. The government says...

Income and inheritance taxes imply the denial of private property, and in that are different in principle from all other taxes. The government says...