College of Charleston student got increasingly vexed a few years ago during a discussion about taxes and government. He got so irritated when thinking of having to pay taxes that he eventually lashed out, telling the professor that he wasn’t much more than a liberal who wanted taxes to remain high and save the world.

The professor, nonplussed, paused and reacted, “All right then, let’s play a game. Let’s say that I’m king for a day, and I can issue an edict that you never again have to pay taxes again.”

The kid was already chomping at the bit. “But,” the professor continued, “you’ll have to live by the consequences of your decision. Want to never pay taxes again or keep the system?”

“No taxes,” the student said, a wry smirk on his face.

“Fine,” the professor said. “Now, tell me, do you

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