The Cost of Rights
by Cass R. Sunstein, Stephen Holmes · first published 2000
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Government does not reflect rights that are somewhere out there in the universe, but defines and ensures rights itself. And that takes money, which requires taxes.
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The Cost of Rights http://www.amazon.com/The-Cost-Rights-Liberty-Depends/dp/039... is an interesting read on this topic. It basically talks about how taxes are necessary and these movements to eliminate taxes completely…
on “Young Saudis See Cushy Jobs Vanish Along with Nation’s Oil Wealth” ↗Here are books I recommend to everyone and got me interested in economics and philosophy: - The Worldly Philosophers by Robert Heilbroner - The Cost of Rights: Why Liberty Depends on Taxes by Stephen Holmes and Cass Sunstein - Wittgenstein's Poker by David Edmonds and John Eidinow - A History of Western Philosophy by Bertrand Russell
on “Ask HN: What are the best books you've ever read?” ↗In undergrad, reading these two books really changed my outlook. I went in skeptical and a little conspiratorial and these helped bring me closer to reality and even a little hopeful. - The Cost of Rights (1999) by Stephen Holmes and Cass Sunstein - A Theory of Justice (1971) by John Rawls
on “Ask HN: What books influenced your moral compass?” ↗