Author: Philip Howard
Philip Howard lives in an 1,000-square-foot 150-year-old house on Ocracoke Island, twenty-five miles from the North Carolina mainland. His various talents include carpentry, plumbing, electrical wiring, writing, drawing, and storytelling.
The Case for Progressive Taxation
Not long ago, I received a forwarded e-mail from an intelligent, articulate neighbor and friend whose pick-up truck sports a “Don’t Tread on Me” decal. The original message was att ributed to David Vincent Gilbert and began with these words: “These are possibly the 5 best sentences you’ll ever read.” He went on to list …