Taxes
Take a look at this breakdown of taxes that we pay. It’s
sickening.
I would have much preferred King Noah to be in my
government. I’d take him any day. Read the following, focusing in on verse 3.
He only had a 20% flat tax. We pay over 55%, and some who make good money pay
up to 77 % in tax. That is ridiculously scary.
1 And now it came to pass that Zeniff conferred the kingdom upon
Noah, one of his sons; therefore Noah began to reign in his stead; and he did
not walk in the ways of his father.
2 For behold, he did not
keep the commandments of God, but he did walk after the desires of his own
heart. And he had many wives and concubines.
And he did cause his
people to commit sin, and do that which was abominable in
the sight of the Lord. Yea, and they did commit whoredoms and all manner
of wickedness.
3 And he laid a tax of
one fifth part of all they possessed, a fifth part of their gold and of their
silver, and a fifth part of their ziff,
and of their copper, and of their brass and their iron; and a fifth part of
their fatlings; and also a fifth part of all their grain.
4 And all this did he take
to support himself,
and his wives and his concubines;
and also his priests, and their wives and their concubines; thus he had changed
the affairs of the kingdom.
5 For he put down all the
priests that had been consecrated by his father, and consecrated new ones in
their stead, such as were lifted up in the pride of their hearts.
6 Yea, and thus they were
supported in their laziness, and in their idolatry, and in their whoredoms, by
the taxes which king Noah had put upon his people; thus did the people labor
exceedingly to support iniquity.
7 Yea, and they also became
idolatrous, because they were deceived by the vain and flattering words of the
kin
posted by Ben Arkell @ 1:59 PM
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