Taxes are everywhere, on our income, our property, our purchases, our fuel, and even our death. But how often do we stop to ask: why?This book takes the reader on a journey through the history and reality of American taxation. From the Boston Tea Party to today's labyrinthine IRS code, it explores how taxes grew from narrow levies for defense and infrastructure into an all-encompassing system that funds everything from social engineering to global military ventures.Along the way, it exposes the myths that sustain the system:-The illusion of "fair shares."-The promises of progressivity...
Taxes are everywhere, on our income, our property, our purchases, our fuel, and even our death. But how often do we stop to ask: why?This book takes t...
From Gold to Code is a literary documentary on the evolution of trust. From the solidity of gold to the abstraction of fiat, from the rebellion of Bitcoin to the central control of CBDCs. It traces how money transformed from metal to paper, from promise to algorithm, mirroring humanity's shifting faith in power, value, and belief itself. Through centuries of crises, empires rising on gold, collapsing under debt, reviving through digital illusion, the book explores how societies replaced tangible weight with symbolic worth. From Amsterdam's ledgers to London's bonds, from Washington's printing...
From Gold to Code is a literary documentary on the evolution of trust. From the solidity of gold to the abstraction of fiat, from the rebellion of Bit...
