How many of you have ever used a ratcheting tie down or a ratchet wrench?? For those that have, you are aware that the ratcheting mechanism allow action in a single direction only. In the economic/political world, there is also a phenomenon known as 'The Ratchet Effect.' This phenomenon is observable by looking at the history of our government. The quick and dirty is thus: Once a tax, liberty, power, etc. is ceded to a government, it is almost never given back. There are a few notable exceptions such as prohibition and the occasional tax cut.
The question is - As more of our life is taken from the individual in the form of taxes, as more liberty is taken in the form of laws - Where does it end?? Each little surrender of life, property, and liberty is a click in the ratchet.
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