A minor article, Where Anti-Tax Fervor Means ‘All Services Will Cease’ , highlighting a small town's cutting of it's nose to spite its face, ala a No Taxes credo. Although much of the effective drive against taxes can be traced to 'astroturf' political organizations, American short-sightedness paired with its individualism, has helped create high inequality and low taxes, resulting in little money in people's pockets and in government coffers, required to sustain decent lives.
musings on life and liberty