Richard Murphy, UK tax crony, fails to respect freedom
July 9, 2009 · By Charles Anthony
Richard Murphy, a UK tax crony, demonstrates a laughable ignorance of economics and a reflexive disrespect of basic freedom:
But I stick to my point: a great deal of what we value most is provided by the state. That is why we care about it. That is why we voluntarily pay for it through tax – and vote to do so. That price is at least as well set as one distorted by the impact of advertising.
Uh…. OK. That is the substance of his argument. According to him, the state provides value because it provides value. The end.
He simply refuses to accept the possibility that the services provided by the state can also be provided by others. Also, he fails to be able to demonstrate that the state provides the most value in the provision of its services. He just says it does.
Oh, well. None of that surprises me from a crony who makes a living thriving on taxation. Without the state, he would actually have to work for a living.
“That is why we voluntarily pay for it through tax”
I didn’t realize paying taxes was voluntarily. Maybe the UK has the same rules as the US. If you’re Labour, like Democrats, you only have to pay taxes that you want to pay while the IRS looks the other way.