Yes, I vaguely remember that some person online was saying some disparaging things about Benjamin Franklin, which, well, I doubt that it was the "death and taxes" quote that was being referred to. There were other reasons to leave Benjamin Franklin in a French-fried dumpster, not really taxes or no taxes. I vaguely remember years ago hearing that some person had neglected to file their tax returns because they were opposed to paying taxes for some unspecified philosophical reason that I am not remembering, but I am not remembering now who they were talking about. Anyway, everybody has to pay taxes somewhere, ultimately. It is just a part of civic duty generally speaking.
I could not see who was saying all of those derogatory things about Benjamin Franklin, as if he were the sole reason to condemn America. Besides which, I mostly think of him as the kite-flying discoverer of electricity. I might not need to know more about that.
