Man, I love Walter Williams. Today's column is another beautiful, simple explanation of why redistribution of wealth through taxation is morally wrong. While I could disagree with him on who owns us (he says we own ourselves, I say God owns us), I don't think the disagreement changes his overall point.

Here's a snippet:

Once one accepts the principle of self-ownership, what's moral and immoral becomes self-evident. Murder is immoral because it violates private property. Rape and theft are also immoral -- they also violate private property.

Here's an important question: Would rape become morally acceptable if Congress passed a law legalizing it? You say: "What's wrong with you, Williams? Rape is immoral plain and simple, no matter what Congress says or does!"

If you take that position, isn't it just as immoral when Congress legalizes the taking of one person's earnings to give to another?

What's left to say? And yet Williams is one of a miniscule number of people in this country who actually understand this simple concept.