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b'It\\u2019s April 15th and so we celebrate two important\\nevents, one good and the other bad.\\xa0 The good\\nnews is that we celebrate Jackie Robinson Day in MLB paying homage to one of\\nbaseball\\u2019s all-time greats and a man of huge cultural significance in American history.\\xa0 The bad news is that our taxes filings (and\\noften payments) are due.\\n\\n\\n\\nIn this podcast we make the moral argument against the\\nfederal income tax and many other taxes that exist at the federal and state\\nlevels.\\xa0 Taxation is coercive.\\xa0 Taxation forces people to pay for initiatives\\nthey do not want nor support.\\xa0 Tax policy\\nis used by the powerful and influential to rig markets, pit one group of people\\nagainst the other, and reward some at the expense of many.\\xa0 Taxes fund immoral and foolish wars,\\ncorporate welfare, a mass incarceration state and a variety of other unethical\\nand immoral policies.\\n\\n\\n\\nWe look at taxation through the lens of our\\ninalienable rights of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness and point out\\nthe conflict.\\xa0 We look at taxation\\nthrough the ideal of Equality under the Law and point out the conflict.\\xa0 We look at taxation as one would in a Free\\nand Open Society and point out the conflict.\\n\\n\\n\\nIn this podcast we cover many topics including taxation as theft, the social contract, oppression of minorities, greed, taxation as punishment, fair share, trickle down, Tax Freedom Day, the history of the federal income tax, SALT deductions, tariffs, sales tax, corporate tax, property tax, federal income tax, state income tax, gas tax, the tax code as a social engineering model, electric vehicles, the cost of college, Poway Unified\\u2019s Billion Dollar Bond, taxation as a model of intolerance, progressive taxation, Amazon, Dept of Commerce, interest on the national debt, Social Security, education and roads. \\n\\n\\n\\nWe discuss various people including Rand Paul,\\nThomas Sowell, Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Milton Friedman,\\nDwight Eisenhower, John Collins and Richard Rider.\\n\\n\\n\\nFair Warning:\\xa0\\nThis podcast is provocative.\\xa0 Hang\\non to your hat!\\n\\n\\n\\nJRP0045\\n\\n\\n\\nLinks Referenced in Podcast:\\n\\n\\n\\nTax Freedom Day:\\xa0 https://taxfoundation.org/publications/tax-freedom-day/ \\xa0Dr. Rand Paul\'s Spring 2019 "Waste in Full Bloom" Edition of "The Waste Report" https://www.paul.senate.gov/dr-rand-pauls-spring-2019-waste-full-bloom-edition-waste-reportReason.com: Happy Tax Day! Here Are 6 Infuriating Ways the Government Spends Your Money: https://reason.com/2019/04/15/happy-tax-day-here-are-6-infuriating-ways-the-government-spends-your-money/?fbclid=IwAR00kik72I2OSO8a95sszjRaN-Eu_ahdcLonLWcyVhDEZ77ITiFQhe6JW0k\\n\\n\\n\\nJohn Riley Project Info:\\n\\n\\n\\nBookings? Inquiries? Contact me at\\xa0https://n0p.486.myftpupload.com/Donations:\\xa0https://www.patreon.com/johnrileyprojectSponsorship Inquiries:\\xa0https://n0p.486.myftpupload.com/sponsorship/YouTube Channel:\\xa0https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJJSzeIW2A-AeT7gwonglMAFacebook:\\xa0https://www.facebook.com/johnrileyproject/Twitter:\\xa0https://twitter.com/JohnRileyPowayInstagram:\\xa0https://www.instagram.com/johnrileypoway/iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/john-riley-project-podcast/id1435944995?mt=2Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3llrMItpbx9JRa08UTrswAStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/john-riley-projectGoogle Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9qb2hucmlsZXlwcm9qZWN0LmNvbS9mZWVkLwTune In: https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/John-Riley-Project-Podcast-p1154415/Listen Notes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/john-riley-project-john-riley-2l4rEIo1RJM/Music: https://www.purple-planet.com \\n\\n\\n\\nAudio/Visual Support:\\n\\n\\n\\nVisuals by Ezekiel: https://www.visualsbyzekekitchen.com/'