Category: Political Freedom
The Pervasive Waste of Your Tax Dollars: City Government Edition
Anyone remotely familiar with the Freedom Is Groovy website knows that I’m not a fan of government. And it’s not because I’m a meanie. Government has inherent flaws that make it a poor steward of people’s money. Consider the following. Government is often a monopoly. A private company, for instance, can’t start up a DMV and…
Second Wednesday of the Month Politics: Mr. Groovy Takes On Income Inequality
For this month’s dive into the fetid waters of politics, I’ve decided to tackle income inequality. When it comes to the topic of income inequality, I’m weird. On the one hand, income inequality doesn’t bother me. This is so because I firmly believe that America is still a meritocracy. Drive and discipline beget wealth, and…
Second Wednesday of the Month Politics: The Groovy Guide to Fixing Local Government
Anyone familiar with this blog knows that I’m not a fan of government. Part of this stems from a study of human nature. People are just better stewards of their own money and liberties than they are with others. Expecting bureaucrats to treat tax money as if it’s their own money, or to treat the…
Second Wednesday of the Month Politics: The Groovy Guide to Fixing Higher Education
My good blogging buddy, Matt, over at Optimize Your Life, penned a very intriguing post last week. The name of the post was, Politics and the Things We Can Control, and the gist of the post can be boiled down to one pithy sentence: Government matters and personal finance bloggers shouldn’t be completely disengaged from…
Are You Overtaxed? The 2016 Edition
Last year, I suggested that the price of civilization (i.e., government) should be no more than 15% of your income. I further suggested that any taxation beyond this level would be tyrannical. Fifteen percent is obviously an arbitrary threshold. Your “tyranny” threshold may be higher. But before I make the case again for 15%, let’s…