Last month’s “Carnival Freak” is Praveen, who, for reasons unknown to all but himself, neglected to follow the Carnival’s stated rules, and submitted a column arguing in favor of the flat, national sales tax. He is solely responsible (and deserving of) any ridicule others may cause him to suffer. But I have better things to do than tear apart his naievète. Ha! No, I don’t. But I’ll at least try and be civil about...
The more you look into “public goods,” the more historical evidence you find that suggests that they weren’t always as “public” as we’ve been led to believe, viz., we are taught that certain goods or services cannot be produced on the market, therefore the government must provide them, and therefore taxation is justified in securing the necessary funds to operate the programs that provide them. I previously examined the Lighthouse Problem, after coming across...
