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Letter to the editor
Letters: Measles sins of omission, Balint’s hypocrisy, and Biblical taxation - Vermont Daily Chronicle
Biblical law severely limits rulers’ power. Much of what the American government does today under the Constitution would not be within its jurisdiction were Biblical law applied. There would be no government debt, no foreign aid, and no intrusion on private property or individual rights. Unlike a Biblical king, who could not seize property (Ezekiel 46:18), the government can do so through eminent domain. There are no allowances in the Bible for licenses, regulations, subsidies, bailouts, the devaluing of money, government land ownership, or legislatures run by men adapting and creating laws. American politicians create tens of thousands of laws yearly, thousands of times more than God gave in total!
There would be no IRS, income tax, property tax or governmental welfare. Deuteronomy 14:22 outlines a 10% tax on agriculture, aimed only at the head of the household and not applying to women or children.
Without direct taxation, individuals could live self-sufficiently. And with a fixed tax rate, accumulating wealth would not be penalized. Additionally, unlike the numerous indirect taxes that raise costs for businesses and consumers in America, biblical taxation consists of just one single tax. Our income is taxed, and taxed again each time it changes hands. So, each time a dollar is spent, it is taxed in some way in America, while under Biblical law, the tax is given once.
Letters: Measles sins of omission, Balint’s hypocrisy, and Biblical taxation - Vermont Daily Chronicle
Biblical law severely limits rulers’ power. Much of what the American government does today under the Constitution would not be within its jurisdiction were Biblical law applied. There would be no government debt, no foreign aid, and no intrusion on private property or individual rights. Unlike a Biblical king, who could not seize property (Ezekiel 46:18), the government can do so through eminent domain. There are no allowances in the Bible for licenses, regulations, subsidies, bailouts, the devaluing of money, government land ownership, or legislatures run by men adapting and creating laws. American politicians create tens of thousands of laws yearly, thousands of times more than God gave in total!
There would be no IRS, income tax, property tax or governmental welfare. Deuteronomy 14:22 outlines a 10% tax on agriculture, aimed only at the head of the household and not applying to women or children.
Without direct taxation, individuals could live self-sufficiently. And with a fixed tax rate, accumulating wealth would not be penalized. Additionally, unlike the numerous indirect taxes that raise costs for businesses and consumers in America, biblical taxation consists of just one single tax. Our income is taxed, and taxed again each time it changes hands. So, each time a dollar is spent, it is taxed in some way in America, while under Biblical law, the tax is given once.
