If Americans had to physically hand cash to the IRS every paycheck, there would be a revolution.
"They'd burn Washington, DC, down.
Payroll withholding is a "brilliant psychological trick" to hide how big a parasite the government really is.
"It is our policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world. Foreign influence is one of the most baneful foes of Republican government.
- George Washington’s Farewell Address
I pulled up an old Target order from February 2020.
28 items. $64.53
Added every single item back to the cart just to see.
$158.30.
Same 28 items. Same store. Same cart.
$93.80 more.
In five years.
We didn't buy more.
Didn't upgrade anything.
Didn't add a single extra item.
Just needed the same things we always needed.
They told us inflation was transitory. They told us it was under control.
They told us the economy was strong. They told us were passing these laws and policies to help you.