Heres a link to a column that appeared in the New Zealand Herald (local paper) today.  Comes off as a bit of a rant, but there were some parts I really liked about it.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10810705

One quote I liked was this: “Theft is the taking of someone’s property by stealth or by coercion which is an accurate description of indirect (sales) and direct (income) taxes.”  I think this is quite accurate in many respects, but can be expanded much further to include many common practices in business and commerce.