At least two errors of logic mar Thad Williamson's argument that taxes are the price we pay for prosperity ("No Taxes Would Mean No Prosperity," April 30). First, just because government performs some task - say, running schools - does not mean that such tasks would not be performed better by the private sector.
Second, even if government performs some vital tasks that cannot be done by the private sector, Mr. Williamson is wrong to conclude that we, therefore, have no moral right to our pre-tax incomes. Tasks necessary to sustain life and society are performed also by clothes makers and home builders, yet no one argues that those of us who wear clothes and live indoors lose moral claims to our incomes as a result.
Taxes Are Among the Costs of Ignorance
clipped from marketcorrection.powerblogs.com
