How the Government Works Its' Magic

Professor Mike Rozeff reports:

The key feature of any modern state is its ability to tax the population under its control. Without the power to enforce tax collections, the modern state can’t function. The taxes they collect amount to enormous sums of money compared with what leaders are paid. It is true that in many states, the leaders simply steal large amounts of money through taxes and bribes, which they then siphon off to their personal Swiss bank accounts and such. It is also true that in other states, the leaders obtain personal wealth in other devious ways, as through pensions, campaign contributions, and high-paying positions after they leave office. But no matter how the leaders feather their personal nests, the main body of tax monies serves another purpose than personal theft. The state recycles the tax monies to selected groups and persons in the society or undertakes foreign ventures so as to maintain the general compliance of those whom it controls. Once the state has the power to tax, it will, if clever, use the tax revenues to enhance its own stability and survival. If it is clever, it will choose projects that impress many of its subjects as being important and useful; while at the same time choosing projects whose losses either go unnoticed or cannot easily be attributed to the state’s inflictions.

Most professors don't say these sorts of things because they get money from the government.