Those of us who believe in human dignity, who believe that life is for keeps, need to start blowing the whistle on language fraud. Some level of taxes must be paid, but let's call them by their right name. Some level of such payments is quite proper, but let's call them by their right name. Social as well as fiscal issues are also rife with language fraud. Our moral and political reasoning would be clearer if we called them that.
Language fraud is poison to a free society.
To ignore it is to share the guilt. To repeat it is to spread the lie. To fight it is to arm yourself with truth. John Andrews is a Board member of the Independence Institute, a free market think tank located in Golden, Colorado. This article, from the Independence Institute staff, fellows and research network, is offered for your use at no charge.