Taxes and Militarism

Lloyd J. Dumas
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Lloyd J. Dumas: University of Texas at Dallas

Cato Journal, 1981, vol. 1, issue 1, 277-292

Abstract: Ihe essence of taxation, seen from the point of view of the tax- payer, is the forcible confiscation of resources. This includes, but is not restricted to, the flow of tax dollars. The analysis presented here explores this fundamental concept of taxation and its relation- ship to the operation of the military system. It is specifically fo- cused on this relationship as it operates in the United States, but particulars aside, a number of the points of analysis are likely to be much more broadly applicable...

Keywords: Government; taxation; revenue; taxes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1981
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