Jon Davis's definitions

incomes

Plural of income. Might be different forms of income.

The income tax is a tax imposed upon incomes.

by Jon Davis January 13, 2004

ratify

To approve, formally, according to a set of established procedures.

You must get several states to ratify an amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America before it becomes established.

by Jon Davis January 14, 2004

declare

To pronounce, announce, utter, say, or clearly indicate, as though officially, or with authority, or bearing formality.

"I shall never eat white meat again," the guy declared to himself.

by Jon Davis January 13, 2004

majestic

Having majesty.

God sits on His majestic throne.

by Jon Davis January 14, 2004

1913

The year when communism in the United States of America became established through the establishment of:

- income taxes
- Federal Reserve

The betrayal of Americans by their government was sealed in 1913.

by Jon Davis January 14, 2004

ten planks

The ten main points of the Communist Manifesto.

1. Abolition of private property and the application of all rent to public purpose.

2. A heavy progressive or graduated income tax.

3. Abolition of all rights of inheritance

4. Confiscation of the property of all emigrants and rebels

5. Centralization of credit in the hands of the State, by means of a national bank with state capital and an exclusive monopoly.

6. Centralization of the means of communication and transportation in the hands of the State

7. Extention of factories and instruments of production owned by the State, the bringing into cultivation of waste lands, and the improvement of the soil generally in accordance with a common plan.

8. Equal liablity of all to labor. Establishment of Industrial armies, especially for agriculture.

9. Combination of agriculture with manufacturing industries; gradual abolition of the distinction between town and country by a more equable distribution of the population over the country.

10. Free education for all children in government schools. Abolition of children's factory labor in its present form. Combination of education with industrial production, etc.

by Jon Davis January 14, 2004

courtroom

A place where a man in a black robe seated on a majestic throne uses the authority of the government to beat up the government's constituents and call it "justice".

The innocent man entered the courtroom and wound up in prison.

by Jon Davis January 13, 2004