Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Founders Saw Excessive Taxation To Be A Power to Destroy

The Democrat call for increased taxes would not have been looked upon fondly by the Founding Fathers (even the statists).

"An unlimited power to tax involves, necessarily, a power to destroy; because there is a limit beyond which no institution and no property can bear taxation." --John Marshall

-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary

No comments: