Imagine if Barack Obama gave you the $5,000 a year you’re on the hook for…[Reader Post]
I’m a huge fan of lotteries. It is one of the few taxes that citizens pay willingly. Spending a dollar for the prospect of winning a hundred million is kind of fun. And the fact that the state’s provide the fig leaf of responsibility by suggesting all funds go to support education makes players feel like they are doing their part to support the kids… Imagine, a way of taxing people that is actually voluntary!
Unfortunately however, most taxes are anything but voluntary, particularly those levied by the federal government.
