Leadership and Crisis, by Gov. Bobby Jindal: on Tax Reform


Bobby Jindal: The more you pay in taxes the less you are free

A surprising number of Americans do not see any connection between the growth of government and the loss of freedom. It just doesn't compute for them. They figure the government is supposed to protect them, therefore bigger government means more protection.

So let me bypass political correctness and say exactly what I mean: the more you pay in taxes the less free you are--the less free you are to do what you want with your money, to start a business, to chase your dreams, to chart your own course, to live the way you want and make your own way in this world.

When government grows too large, we begin to lose pieces of our freedom. Big government programs that try to take care of everyone are like cement. When Washington pours them, they set and last forever. Their heavy weight crushes innovation, kills competition, chokes our work ethic, erodes responsibility, and suppresses rugged individualism.

Source: Leadership and Crisis, by Bobby Jindal, p.159 Nov 15, 2010

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