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Well, thank God #9: Income Taxi edition
via Rad Geek People's Daily by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Shared by gyakusetsu *Phew* That was close!Fellow citizens, you can rest easier tonight knowing that the Miami-Dade County Consumer Services Department is out there protecting the people of their fair city from a grave and gathering danger — the danger of Miamians getting a lift from somebody other than a permanent, full-time, government-licensed taxi service:MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — A man who...
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The Road to Totalitarianism is Paved with Good Intentions
via The Bell Tower by (author unknown) on May 15, 2008
Shared by gyakusetsu Interesting take and interesting read.Several decades ago, some idealistic politicians got together with the intention of making college educations more accessible to students of modest means. To this end, the Higher Education Act of 1965 was passed, which provided for grants and guaranteed loans to students who met eligibility criteria. At the time, the criteria were...
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Voyage of the S.S. St. Louis
via Rad Geek People's Daily by (author unknown) on May 14, 2008
Shared by gyakusetsu Warning, emotionally difficult language in this post on immigration.I'm still not sure that a majority of States will ever allow free immigration and emigration, because then there could eventually be a true market for governments. We'd see monopolistic powers decreasing, and competition would lead to freer and more prosperous places to live. I don't think that...
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Feds launch 'Gestapo raid' over raw milk
via www.worldnetdaily.com by (author unknown) on May 14, 2008
Shared by gyakusetsu Sad.UDDERLY RIDICULOUSFeds launch 'Gestapo raid' over raw milkRally planned for farmer whose dairy swept by governmentPosted: May 04, 20089:24 pm EasternBy Bob Unruh© 2008 WorldNetDailyA rally has been set for tomorrow in front of the magistrate's office in Mt. Holly, Pa., in support of a Mennonite farmer who has brought the wrath of the government on himself...
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Stamping Our Feet (by Don Boudreaux)
via Cafe Hayek by (author unknown) on May 14, 2008
Shared by gyakusetsu Another good article about real monopoly.Further reading: http://notcaesars.blogspot.com/2008/04/customer-service-from-state.htmlTomorrow, the price of a first-class postage stamp in the U.S. rises from 41 cents to 42 cents. This price hike by a legally protected monopolist (the United States Postal Service) prompts me to reprint the following letter that my friend (and...
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Incompetence Compounded
via Liberty Is My Homie by (author unknown) on May 12, 2008
Shared by gyakusetsu Another example of government agents making someone else pay for their own mistakes.If I ever get sued, do I have the right to make people who happen to live in the area I live in pay for the damages, instead of it coming out of my earnings?Last summer the I-35W bridge that spans the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed, killing 13 and injuring almost 150. Recently the...
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The Thin Blue Line of Inequality
via Liberty Is My Homie by (author unknown) on May 09, 2008
Shared by gyakusetsu Good post that details some of the issues with granting special rights to people based on whether or not a person has a piece of metal that they put on their shirt.The other day a friend and I were talking about concert venues we've been to and I noted that at some shows undercover cops had approached me and my friends trying to score drugs. Why is it that cops have the...
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Put Down the Milk Carton Sir
via Liberty Is My Homie by (author unknown) on May 08, 2008
Shared by gyakusetsu This is precisely why Agorists need safe methods of making transactions.Last week PA State Police raided a barn and seized $30K worth of contraband -- not illicit drugs or exotic pets, but raw milk. Yes, raw milk.Mark Nolt, the farmer whose property was seized recounted the incident by noting that "They swooped in on Friday morning like a bunch of Vikings, handcuffed me and...
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The Media markets
via Seth's Blog by Seth Godin on May 07, 2008
The product they sell is drama. When I went to business school, we spent an entire 90 minute class on how to read the Wall Street Journal. That's a rare treat... being taught how to understand and psyche out the media. With the vast bulk of our news coming online now, it's worth taking a second to look at the way mainstream media markets drama. You know and I know that they're doing...
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Thoughts on the Democratic Nomination
via Ideas by (author unknown) on May 07, 2008
Shared by gyakusetsu Good questions about the Deomoratic superdelegates. I will find it highly ironic if the superdelegates vote against whoever got more popular vote. The system of of using delegates is already more republican than purely democratic (in the traditional senses of the word). If, furthermore, the superdelegates are needed, and then overturn that popular vote, the Democrats will...
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