To The Editor:
Government must justify taxes based on the benefits accruing to the citizens as “Just Compensation” for the taking of taxpayers’ property. It doesn’t matter what the tax is called and to what purpose the tax is used. If the government(s) are taking peoples’ property, there has to be a “Just Compensation” for the property taken.
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