Excessive taxes that encourage smuggling and black market activity are a significant policy issue in Canada In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith described a smuggler as “a person who, though no doubt highly blameable for violating the laws of his country, is frequently incapable of violating those of natural justice, and would have been, [...]
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The rise of the entitlement class
more people become dependent on government, either through employment, government contracts or handouts; the less likely they are to vote for spending cutbacks. As Luxembourg Prime Minster Jean-Claude Junker put it “We all know what to do, but we don’t know how to get re-elected once we have done it”.