Pima County Arizona has a new twist on “catch and release”. Instead of fish, criminals will now be “caught and released” at the taxpayer’s expense. Under the guise of fiscal responsibility, Pima County taxpayers will now pay the bond for individuals arrested for specific crimes. Instead of the individual arrested, or their agent (bail bonds […]
Taxation is theft. There is only one morally righteous tax and that is a tax necessary to fund the protection of property. Property is broadly defined and would include life, liberty, intellect, labor etc. Property is the stuff that individuals are born with and acquire over time through inheritance, gift or exchange. Any other property […]
The Actors Consider this intriguing news story, Elaborate Somali insurgent tax system collects almost as much as government. Al Shabaab (AS) would be classified in Western terms as a terrorist group and for good reasons. In Islamic terms, “the group describes itself as waging jihad against “enemies of Islam“; they can reasonably be called “freedom […]
Pope Francis’ Fratelli Tutti challenges biblical authority, rejects revelation dictating human action (economics) and replaces God’s principles with totalitarianism. The church of Revelation 17 and political economy of Revelation 18 joined hand in hand. The thesis of Fratelli Tutti is the need to remold human society in the bounds of love and social concern. The […]
The greatest problem individuals face today is sin. It has not changed in 6000 years. The greatest challenge the church faces today is remaining true to God’s word. This has not changed in 2000 years. Perverting God’s Word to fit the times is sin. “To whom much is given, much will be expected (my paraphrase)” […]
Invest in Education Arizona study by the Arizona Center for Economic Progress argues taxpayer spending for education is a benefit to Arizona. The executive summary states “the potential impact to Arizona’s economy from restoring the $1.9 billion in funding cuts to public schools since 2009” would be “In the long-run Arizona’s productivity could potentially […]
How is the quality of education improved? There is only one way improving the quality, availability and cost of any economic good and that is through the voluntary interaction between of individual suppliers and individual consumers. Consequently, the only way to improve the quality of education, while simultaneously increasing the availability and decreasing the cost […]
The only problem with institutional racism is that it does not exist in the United States today. The ante-bellum South is the closest this country has ever come to institutional racism and it was destroyed. Racism is an individual problem, however, collect enough racists and racism can be come institutionalized as we have […]
“I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me” Isaiah 45:5 “For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:” Romans 1:20 The […]
“Thou shalt not steal” Exodus 20:15 “If a soul sin and commit a trespass against the Lord…in a thing taken by violence…(v.4) Then it shall be, because he hath sinned, and is guilty, he shall restore what he has taken away violently” Leviticus 6:2-4 The world that rejects the Bible, rejects God and stands […]
