American Revolution was a tax revolt. So was Fort Sumter. The Bible and Shakespeare are full of tax stories. Even the Rosetta Stone is about taxes. Few people in history like to have their money taken by force, even if the tax collector works for a pharaoh who calls himself god.Join us for a special Virginia seminar presented by Shenandoah Electronic Intelligence, Inc. and the Ludwig von Mises Institute, on The Trouble With Taxation, January 14-15, 2005. We’ll meet at the historic Boar’s Head Inn at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia (434-296-2181 or 800-476-1988).
Call before December 3 and mention the Mises Institute to reserve your room at $150 per night. Other accommodations are available nearby.
There is no charge for this program, but you must tell us you are coming. Return this form, or you may register by phone (800-636-4737) or write Pat Barnett (pat@mises.org). Join us as we tell the pharaoh: Not so fast!
Schedule
Friday, January 15
- 6:30 p.m. – Registration
- 7:00 p.m. – Charles Adams, The Amazing History of Taxation, Part I
- 8:00-9:00 p.m. – Reception
Saturday, January 15
- 8:30 a.m. – Cofee and Juice
- 9:00 a.m. – Charles Adams, The Amazing History of Taxation, Part II
- 10:15 a.m. – Thomas DiLorenzo (Loyola College in Maryland), Rothbard’sEconomics of Taxation: Where the Mainstream Went Wrong
- 11:15 a.m. – Paul Cantor (University of Virginia), Taxation and Literary History, or Who Killed John Keats?
- Noon – Luncheon with Mark Thornton (Mises Institute), Thank Goodness for FDR’s Tax Cut
- 2:00 p.m. – Charles Adams, The Amazing History of Taxation, Part III
- 3:15 p.m. – James Fogal (Mises Institute), How to Outwit the Tax Police While Supporting Freedom
- 4:00 p.m. – Llewellyn H. Rockwell, Jr. (Mises Institute), The Dangers of Tax Reform
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As an American living in Korea, I always laugh when my wife complains about the taxes being taken out of my paycheck. Income tax here is around 5%. It’s taken by force, but I don’t mind!
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