Shocking title? That's also the way Walter Williams did it in his excellent article:::::::::
Are Americans Pro-Slavery?
His comparison of quasi-free blacks in the pre Civil War 19th century handing over part of their pay to their masters with present day Americans handing over major amounts of their pay to the government is right on target.
The question is, at what tax rate do we cease to be taxpaying citizens and become slaves?
Darren Wolfe, otherwise known as The International Libertarian, is the former Eastern Vice Chair of the Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania. He grew up in Puerto Rico and lived in Venezuela for seven years, including the first year of Chavez' rule. (
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