For Good And Evil: The Teaching Of Charles Adams Lesson 5

<p>November 22, 2021 - Participants Include:</p> <p><a href='http://www.taxresidentabroad.com'>John Richardson</a> - <a href='http://www.twitter.com/expatriationlaw'>@Expatriationlaw</a></p> <p><a href='https://www.esquiregroup.com'>Jimmy Sexton</a> - <a href='https://www.twitter.com/jimmysextonllm'>@JimmySextonLLM</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Continuing our podcast series:</p> <p><a href='https://prep.podbean.com/e/for-good-and-for-evil-podcast-1-introduction/'>For Good And Evil Podcast 1 - October 25, 2021</a></p> <p><a href='https://prep.podbean.com/e/for-good-and-evil-podcast-2/'>For Good And Evil Podcast 2 - November 1, 2021</a></p> <p><a href='https://prep.podbean.com/e/for-good-and-evil-charles-w-adams-lesson-3/'>For Good And Evil Podcast 3 - November 8, 2021</a></p> <p><a href='https://prep.podbean.com/e/for-good-and-evil-charles-w-adams-lesson-4/'>For Good And Evil Podcast 4 - November 15, 2021</a></p> <p> </p> <p>In this episode we continue with The Teaching of Charles Adams Lesson 5:</p> <p>________________________________________________</p> <p>5. "When wars or other great emergencies demand great revenues, then all citizens should be taxed according to what they are worth by equitable principles, not odious arbitrariness."</p> <p>_________________________________________________</p> <p>Interestingly Mr. Adams uses the word "citizens". I doubt that this is an endorsement of <a href='http://www.citizenshiptaxation.ca'>citizenship-based taxation</a>. Yet it does reflect a common assumption (especially when the book was published 30 years ago) that citizens are residents and that residents are citizens.</p> <p>In this episode we extend our discussion into the world of the covid-19 epidemic. Surely this would qualify as an example of "other great emergencies". What is meant by "equitable principles"? What is "odious arbitrariness"?</p> <p>- is a "citizenship taxation" the equivalent of a "poll tax"?</p> <p>- is the taxation of Americans abroad while refusing to provide covid-19 vaccines to America