Nicky Cheese

Whew. For a second there, there almost wasn’t going to be a ‘most ridiculous statement’ for the month of March. But, then, Free Liberal put up the following video interview with Senator Harry Reid. It’s amazing. Amazing!

Our Senate Majority Leader stresses repeatedly that taxation is voluntary.

“Well, I don’t accept your phraseology. I don’t think we force people…our system of government is a voluntary kind of system.”

Yes. You head it right. Taxation is voluntary.

Haha. Voluntary! Oh man, that’s rich.

I didn’t think it was possible but it’s better than February’s ‘most ridiculous’. For those of you that don’t remember it was Deborah Sims, Cook County Commissioner (D-Chicago), arguing that “This country was built on taxes.”

A false empirical claim

Senator Reid’s comment, on the other hand, is false by definition.

2 Responses so far | Have Your Say!

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   baxtersbrother2
   April 4th, 2008 at 11:47 am #

   Excuse me Harry Reid…… Although, I do not have to file a tax return or pay taxes, but the government will then throw my ass in jail. I do not believe this.
2. Principle Over Party » Blog Archive » Are Taxes Voluntary?
   April 11th, 2008 at 9:39 pm #

   [...] Are taxes voluntary? According to Harry Reid, yes. Watch the following video and see how he tries to justify this assertion. (Hat tip: Free Liberal via Nicky Cheese) [...]