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EZRA POUND 327
5.
"That the Jacobites be driven; in this case COERCION is
needed—that the Jacobites be driven back to CONSTITU­
TIONAL government.
"AS formulated in the clear language of the Constitution as
written and not as beshat under the reigns of Wilson the Damned
and Roosevelt the putrid.
6.
"That all men left over from the era of F.D.R. be considered
guilty until proven clean.
"This does not imply that they can be legally punished. The
term 'considered' to mean at this point merely the hypothetical
mental attitude of the examiners.
"They should be proved legally guilty before being sent to the
electric chair, or compelled to LOOK at some of the remnants of
that unfortunate era. Notably certain faces." 5
Despite Pisa and St. Elizabeths, Pound has never faltered in his
campaign against the tax system. In one of his broadcasts, he
uttered the treasonable statement that "Debt is slavery." He
moved on to the economic proposition that "The tax system is
infamy." His latest memorandum on this subject is as follows:
"What should a tax system be?
"What are desiderata? Are they net:
"Cheapness in collection / no! Let us start with justice:
1.
"Justice of the tax. As from Mencius : a percentage of the
product, not a fixed charge.
2.
"Minimum cost of collection.
3.
"Convenience of collection, let us say a manner of collection
that does not permit dodging.