The cost of rights
why liberty depends on taxes
by Holmes, Stephen
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All legally enforceable rights cost money. A practical, commonsense notion? Yes, but one ignored by almost everyone, from libertarian ideologues to Supreme Court justices to human rights advocates.
The simple insight that rights are expensive reminds us that freedom is not violated by a government that taxes and spends, but requires it - and requires a citizenry vigilant about how money is allocated. Laying bare the folly of some of our most cherished myths about rights, this groundbreaking tract will permanently change the terms of our most critical and contentious political debates.
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The cost of rights: why liberty depends on taxes
1999, W.W. Norton
in English
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0393046702 9780393046700
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-246) and index.
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