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<section class="group-date-author" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="date" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00426b; font-weight: 600; text-transform: uppercase;">JULY 2, 2012 </span><span class="author" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><a href="https://mises.org/profile/murray-n-rothbard" rel="author" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00426b; text-decoration: none;">Murray N. Rothbard</a></span></span></section><br />
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Taxes and Spending The Truth About Taxes JULY 2, 2012 Murray N. Rothbard This essay originally appeared in the Review of Austrian Economics 7, No. 2 (1994), pp. 75–90, as "The Consumption Tax: A Critique". Narrated by Harold Fritsche. Music by Kevin MacLeod. Download audio file READ MORE





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This essay originally appeared in the&nbsp;<em>Review of Austrian Economics</em>&nbsp;7, No. 2 (1994), pp. 75–90, as "The Consumption Tax: A Critique".&nbsp;Narrated by Harold&nbsp;Fritsche.&nbsp;Music by Kevin&nbsp;MacLeod.

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