Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Truth, plainly spoken

There is no such thing as "government money".

There’s quite simply no difference between private and public money other than “government money” is wealth taxed or borrowed away from the private sector.  To state what’s rather obvious, governments only have money to spend insofar as the private sector is creating the wealth in the first place. 

The government cannot spent what it does not first take from someone who earned it.  The government does not "generate revenue", it taxes the productive and takes their money.  The government doesn't earn a paycheck, it takes from other people's paychecks.  Even when the government raises money through bonds, they have to pay back those bonds with money...  taken from the productive citizens. 

"Oh, but Dave, don't you want roads and schools and fire departments?"  A - we had those prior to the income tax.  B - government schools are a complete and utter failure, and the entire system needs to be destroyed.

Now pardon me, I have more guns to look at.  The Mrs. may have determined what pistol she wants, but I still have a smoargasboard of bangity goodness to peruse.

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