Wally

I always read the comics in the newspaper first, because that’s usually the only thing that makes sense to me. In my Sunday daily drivel, I read "Dilbert" by Scott Adams. Wally, my favorite character offered up some of his usual wisdom. "I like to have opinions. But not informed opinions. It takes so much work to get informed that it defeats the whole point of having an opinion in the first place," said Wally. According to him, the purpose of having an opinion is to feel good.

I have said most of my adult life that business does not pay taxes. Not one single cent. Consumers pay all the taxes when they buy a product or service. However, since I am not qualified to make such an opinion, I’ve found another source. He always seemed to have an informed opinion.

"The most dangerous myth is the demagoguery that business can be made to pay a larger share, thus relieving the individual. ... Business doesn't pay taxes, and who better than business to make this message known? Only people pay taxes, and people pay as consumers every tax that is assessed against a business. ... If the tax cannot be included in the price of the product, no one along that line can stay in business." – Ronald Regan

I bet that hurt to be so informed.

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