I see the problem start
I watch the tension grow
I see you keeping it to yourself
And then instead of reaching conclusions
I see you reaching for something else
--Saga
Nice essay on the immorality of democratic voting.
One must conclude that those who advocate 'majority rule' voting must not believe in the property rights and the rights of the individual. Iinstead, they must believe that property is the domain of the collective to be forcefully redistributed at the whim of majority interest.
It is difficult to understand how the consciences of these people are not constantly haunting them. They must struggle with questions such as:
How can I justify forcing a minority, even a single dissenter, to give up their property to me and my cohort? How is this not outright theft--like highwaymen accosting the lone traveler?
If I do not respect an individual's right to property, then how can I honestly claim other personal rights, such as speech, religion, etc? What is the source of the personal rights that I do claim?
The inner conflict must be severe.
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The system of discriminatory taxation universally accepted under the misleading name of progressive taxation of income and inheritance is not a mode of taxation. It is rather a mode of disguised expropriation.
~Ludwig von Mises, from Human Action
Nothing is more calculated to make a demagogue popular than a constantly reiterated demand for heavy taxes on the rich. Capital levies and high income taxes on the larger incomes are extraordinarily popular with the masses, who do not have to pay them.
~Ludwig von Mises, from Socialism
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