(RUTHERFORD INSTITUTE) -- “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victim may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated, but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.”—C.S. Lewis
“Taxman,” the only song written by George Harrison to open one of the Beatles’ albums (it featured on the band’s 1966 Revolver album), is a snarling, biting, angry commentary on government greed and how little control “we the taxpayers” have over our lives and our money.
If you drive a car, I'll tax the street,
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If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat.
If you get too cold I'll tax the heat,
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If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet.
Don't ask me what I want it for
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If you don't want to pay some more
'Cause I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman.