http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=aef6sR60oDgM&refer=home
Bono, Preacher on Poverty, Tarnishes Halo With Irish Tax Move
By Fergal O’Brien
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Oct. 16 (Bloomberg) — Bono, the rock star and campaigner against Third World debt, is asking the Irish government to contribute more to Africa. At the same time, he’s reducing tax payments that could help fund that aid.
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Personally, I see nothing wrong with that move. I don’t think ANY taxes should be paid. It’s theft. Anything you can do to keep a robber from taking stuff is justified. The gubamint is just robbing him.
If I had a critique of him, and all the other so-called liberals, as opposed to the Classical Liberals who wanted Liberty, it would be to advocate the use of tax money at all for anything, even worthwhile things like poverty relief. After all, if it’s a good idea, then people will do it willingly. Loot at charity, disaster relief, telethons! Why send money to the government, incur a handling cost of say half, to have them send it to the charity? Go direct and avoid the middle man.
I think that poverty around the world is universally caused by governments. Just as in nature, an animal gets a parasite that eventually kills them, humans have this mental parasite called government. And, it kills.
Like the balance of good and bad bacteria in our bellies, we need government to preserve the peace and maintain order. (A joke in today’s world.) When it oversteps that simple mission, it causes all sorts of havoc.
Corrupt government, dictators that loot the treasury, and theocracies that enforce beliefs are all examples of impoverishing governments.
It’s further humorous, in a sad sort of way, that people are starving and we are talking a dealing with their governments as if they were legitimate. We should have a list of those countries that are impoverished and punish those governments with ostracism. Too many people in your country starving, you’re not invited to the next state dinner. If our businessmen can not trade with their counterparts in your country, then you can’t buy anything for yourself personally here. Loot your country’s treasury, don’t plan on buying investments here. Kill your citizens, and don’t look for our protection from their relatives. Maintain peace and order like a civilized government should, hey the door’s open, pull up a chair, how can we help you?
It’s government that impoverishes society, oppresses their minorities, and kills their citizens. Stamp out that plague of gubamint.
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