True story of a free trader
Posted by freedomforall 9 years, 1 month ago to Philosophy
"The trader and the warrior have been fundamental antagonists throughout history. Trade does not flourish on battlefields, factories do not produce under bombardments, profits do not grow on rubble. Capitalism is a society of traders—for which it has been denounced by every would-be gunman who regards trade as “selfish” and conquest as “noble.”
- Capitalism, The Unknown Ideal
"The symbol of all relationships among [rational] men, the moral symbol of respect for human beings, is the trader. We, who live by values, not by loot, are traders, both in matter and in spirit. ...
The mystic parasites who have, throughout the ages, reviled the traders and held them in contempt, while honoring the beggars and the looters, have known the secret motive of their sneers: a trader is the entity they dread—a man of justice. ...
We, the men of the mind, we who are traders not masters or slaves, do not deal in blank checks or grant them. We do not live or work with any form of the non-objective."
- Atlas Shrugged
- Capitalism, The Unknown Ideal
"The symbol of all relationships among [rational] men, the moral symbol of respect for human beings, is the trader. We, who live by values, not by loot, are traders, both in matter and in spirit. ...
The mystic parasites who have, throughout the ages, reviled the traders and held them in contempt, while honoring the beggars and the looters, have known the secret motive of their sneers: a trader is the entity they dread—a man of justice. ...
We, the men of the mind, we who are traders not masters or slaves, do not deal in blank checks or grant them. We do not live or work with any form of the non-objective."
- Atlas Shrugged
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Yes...it sucks.
yet the bureaucrats want their "sales tax" again and
again, each time something is traded. . we bought a
couple of used cars last year and in 2014 and paid
thousands in sales tax, like they were new. . sux. . like
double jeopardy, if you ask me! -- j
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if we could figure out how. . I give you a boat and
you give me a car? -- j
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monkey wrench which is available for trade! -- j
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They found no discrepancies or reason to change the return. They have not tried again. (They have little to gain.)
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It's kind of a sad observation that there's a very substantial ad hoc black market developing in the U.S., primarily from people's distrust of government. I suspect there are some very creative entrepreneurs operating in the shadows, other than the drug sellers and sex traffickers.