“Nothing is so well calculated to produce a death-like torpor in the country as an extended system of taxation and a great national debt,” observed William Cobbett on 1804.
Sadly, history repeats itself today. Our national debt is too high and will have to be repaid by either raising taxes, cutting benefits, or printing money. Current retirement plans are failing and not suitable for most individuals, and while market returns have proven themselves worthy in some past...