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Thursday, April 03, 2008

Taxation Failure

I go to the Fail Blog quite often. I went there today and cannot help but post this picture:

As an objectivist, this photograph holds a special place in my heart. Unnecessary government intrusion - in this case taxation - will be met by other, more accommodating substitutions by rational people.

An example that immediately comes to mind is the illegal practice of ticket scalping. Individuals can legally purchase a bag containing a cheeseburger and "unknowingly" two tickets to the event that happen to be placed in there, whether by mistake, sorcery, or - *gasp* - the intention to actually make a profit.