Any Tax Above 10% Is the Government Trying to Be God
God claims a tithe, and if that is all God needs, and if God is a jealous God, then we ought to see any attempt on the part of the civil government to go past ten percent as an aspiration to Deity.
In Douglas Wilson’s own words: 2 quotes from 2023 to 2026, from Mere Christendom and Canon Press, each cited to the source.
First, the level of taxation must not rival God (1 Sam. 8:15). God claims a tithe, and if that is all God needs, and if God is a jealous God, then we ought to see any attempt on the part of the civil government to go past ten percent as an aspiration to Deity.
Samuel warned the people that if they take a king like the other nations, they're going to get up to the horrendous rate of a tax rate of 10%. Hands up if you'd like your tax rate to get back to 10%. [laughter] Right? We are so used to being abused by the statists that we think it's normal. It really isn't normal. Because when the state claims a tithe, they're claiming equality with God. And that's what we're suffering under.