Is Taxation Voluntary?

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Have you ever heard the claim that paying income tax is voluntary? The term “voluntary” is variously used in government documents, including the 1040 form itself, and some very naive people have actually taken this to mean that they don’t have to pay if they don’t want to. They think that “voluntary” actually means voluntary,… read more

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Whiskey & Gunpowder

The Banishment of the Marginal Worker

Jeffrey Tucker · February 16, 2012

Gary Gibson, Introduction… “The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest point in almost four years last week,” says the Associated Press this morning, “the latest signal that the job market is steadily improving,” An improving job market? We’re not so sure about that. We suppose it depends on whom you’re asking.… read more

Unemployment and Monetary Policy

Unemployment and Monetary Policy

by Friedrich A. Hayek
Paperback

$9.95

Who Moved My Juice Bottle?

Jeffrey Tucker · February 15, 2012

Most people think of the capitalist marketplace as the venue for the unleashing of the human ego. Selfishness reigns as those with financial means buy and build whatever they want, acquiring and amassing with no concern for the fate of anyone but themselves. Bah! I can’t even imagine a more inaccurate description of real life.… read more

An Introduction to the NEW Laissez Faire Books

Jeffrey Tucker, Publisher & Executive Editor of Laissez Faire Books, gives us a glimpse into what LFB has in store for us in 2012.