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Harry Browne: Imagine living in a city where you felt safe walking home at ten in the evening — or even at two in the morning.
Imagine your children going to schools that respect your values; where teachers concentrate on reading, writing, adding, subtracting, and other academic basics; and where no one would dare teach your child a philosophy that’s alien to you. Imagine that your total tax load — income tax, sales tax, property tax and other taxes — was only half what you’re paying now. You could move into a better home, finance a more comfortable retirement, send your children to the
private school of your choice, support your favorite cause or charity in a way that would make a significant difference, or save up to go into business for yourself. With much lower taxes, your family could live well on the income of just one spouse — so the other parent could choose to stay home and raise your children in the values you believe, rather than leaving their moral training to
strangers.

Is This a Dream?
I’m not describing Utopia. A free society wouldn’t be perfect. But as
recently as 1950, it was real. The crime rate was only one fifth of what it is today.1 Most American school children learned to read, write, and do math competently — and they left school able to make their way in the world. Government was only one fifth the size it is today.