Chinese Proverb Quotes
One would be better off not to buy any land when one has money, since when one has land, the government imposes heavy taxes on one's properties.
Chinese Proverb, Quoted in Du Wen Lan, 1815-1881, GuYaoYan
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The Roosevelt Administration was committed to the principle that all Americans should bear some part of the sacrifice for the war effort, not only those doing the fighting and dying. The name was in itself a bit of propaganda in that at that point in time, American victory was by no means assured.
Paine, one of America’s founding fathers and the man most responsible for influencing Americans to revolt, is generally not given much attention in modern times. One of the main reasons was that his philosophy regarding land and land ownership is today considered socialist if not communist. Paine’s other views are mostly Apple pie American, but this is shocking to many Americans.
See {638124} for how this Biblical passage evolved into a concept of property ownership
Tax Evasion is a felony. Tax avoidance is using legal loopholes to avoid paying taxes. However, as Hightower points out, every time a wealthy individual or corporation legally avoids a tax, the burden to make up for the lost revenue falls on the Middle Class for whom there are few tax loopholes. Also, they cannot afford the high-priced lawyers and accountants to find the schemes to use.
