Monday, July 1, 2013

A Clever Example of Tax Avoidance, but a Quandary for Leftists and Social Conservatives

I generally believe that social conservatives and libertarians are natural allies. As I wrote last year, this is “because there is wide and deep agreement on the principle of individual responsibility. They may focus on different ill effects, but both camps understand that big government is a threat to a virtuous and productive citizenry.”
I even promoted a “Fusionist” principle based on a very good column by Tim Carney, and I suspect a large majority of libertarians and social conservatives would agree with the statement.
But that doesn’t mean social conservatives and libertarians are the same. There’s some fascinating research on the underlying differences between people of different ideologies, and I suspect the following story might be an example of where the two camps might diverge.

http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/danieljmitchell/2013/07/01/a-clever-example-of-tax-avoidance-but-a-quandary-for-leftists-and-social-conservatives-n1631298/page/full 

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