Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Credit where credits aren't due

Ilana Mercer concisely and elegantly makes a point that I've been harping on among big-L Libertarians for some time.

"Targeted tax credits" aren't "incremental moves toward liberty," they're just social engineering -- shifting the tax burden from those who spend their money the way bureaucrats decide they should spend it, and onto those who spend their money however they damn well please.

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