Comments on: Trying to Tolerate Tax-Whiners

By: Marvin McConoughey

Marvin McConoughey — Sun, 23 Jan 2005 04:18:14 +0000

Holmes was undoubtedly right in a directional sense. Unfortunately, his view provides little in the way of a gauge by which to evaluate the rightness of any specific tax level. Tax levels set at different rates might contribute, in different circumstances, to a hegemonic government that harmfully consumes private earnings, or to an underfunded government that deprives a people of sufficient public investment to sustain a productive private sector.

In short, while I admire short, pithy aphorisms, I find little guidance of value in Justice Holmes’ famous statement.

By: Deborah Sirotkin Butler, Esq.

Deborah Sirotkin Butler, Esq. — Sun, 21 Sep 2003 00:47:58 +0000

Dear David: I am in 100% agreement with you on this one; and I have loved that quote from Justice Holmes since the first time I read it.

Justice Holmes, after all, not just talked about civilization, he bled for it in the civil war.

By: David Giacalone

David Giacalone — Sat, 19 Jul 2003 04:30:06 +0000

Nothing’s wrong, you’re finally right.
[;-)]

By: Stuart Levine

Stuart Levine — Sat, 19 Jul 2003 02:54:21 +0000

Something must be wrong…we’re in agreement on something!!