This is for all of you who think we are "obligated" to pay taxes   IMHO this article has a justifiable viewpoint on what this country has become - and the reasons why. It was written back in 2003 - when it probably engendered all sorts of whining about how "we aren't like that" - so it's appropriate to bring it back because all of the things the author mentions have just become more glaringly obvious over time... especially with our newly installed president. from: http://www.lewrockwell.com/ori...

As you may know, I like alternate history scenarios characterized by relatively larger states that are fewer in number. I prefer worlds with a few large and very stable nations and/or empires to ones with many feuding empires and the various pissant pseudo-countries they use as playing pieces. I am progressive at heart, but I prefer rational progress to the random upheavals followed by reactionary periods that characterized, for instance OTL. In light of this, it is perhaps understandable why I...