February 25, 2005

Tax Revolt! Now In Book Form

I just received in the mail a copy of Phil Valentine's new book, Tax Revolt : The Rebellion Against an Overbearing, Bloated, Arrogant, and Abusive Government, coming out March 8 from Nelson Current, an imprint of the publisher Thomas Nelson Inc. The book recounts the history of the Tennessee Tax Revolt a few years back, when ordinary citizens rose up to stop their legislature from imposing an unpopular and unconstitutional state income tax - against the backdrop of various tax revolts throughout American history.

I was proud to play a small role in the Tennessee tax revolt, by writing a series of newspaper columns and blog entries exposing the lies of the administration of then-Gov. Don Sundquist about Tennessee's revenue, tax code and spending patterns. Valentine, a top-shelf radio talk show host here was kind enough to read some of my writings on his ratings-leading radio show, and kinder still to mention me three times in his book.

I've scanned the book and it looks to be excellent - well-researched and heavily footnoted. This book is not just for Tennesseans wishing to relive the revolt, but for any overtaxed American anywhere looking for inspiration - and nuts-and-bolts examples - for launching a rebellion of their own against politicians and bureaucrats for whom no revenue is ever sufficient and there's no existing tax that can't be raised or new tax that shouldn't be imposed.

Phil, you have done the overtaxed American people a service by writing this book. Thank you for mentioning me in it, not just once but thrice, and for including this blog's address in the footnotes. HobbsOnline is officially a part of recorded history now. The nice note you sent will be framed and on display by Monday.

Readers: You can buy the book from Amazon by clicking here.