"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws." ~ Tacitus
60 Things You Can't Do in The Unites States of America
1. Can't Open a Casino
2. Can't Drive a Car without a Drivers License
3. Can't Have a Yard Sale Without a Permit
4. Can't Work Without Paying Federal Income Tax
5. Can't Sell Alcohol without a License
6. Can't Make a Phone Call Without Your Call Being Recorded
7. Can't Buy a Large Toilet
8. Can't Drive Without Car Insurance
9. Can't Grow a Marijuana Plant
10. Can't Own a Car (Without Paying a Yearly Extortion Tax)
11. Can't Drive 80 Miles an Hour on the Freeway... But, the Police Can (That's OK)
12. Can't Drink Alcohol on the Beach
13. Can't Work Without Paying into the Social Security Ponzi-Scheme
14. Can't Create Your Own Money and Call Them Liberty Dollars
15. Can't Buy Gasoline Without Paying a Gasoline Tax
16. Can't Open a Bank (Well... Actually, You Can If you Have $12 million in Capital to Get Started)
17. Can't Sell Medicine Without a Pharmacist License
18. Can't Walk Your Dog on the Beach (No Dogs Allowed)
19. Can't Own Land (Without Paying a Yearly Extortion Tax)
20. Can't Drive a Car with a Vehicle Registration
21. Can't Extort Money From People on April 15th... But, the Government Can (That's OK)
22. Can't Start a Lottery... But, the Government Can (That's OK)
23. Can't Buy Cigarettes With Paying a Cigarette Tax
24. Can't Play Poker for Money in Your Own House
25. Can't Live Without Medical Insurance
26. Can't Ride a Bicycle Without Wearing a Helmet
27. Can't Drive a Car Without a Vehicle Inspection Sticker
28. Can't Build a Camp Fire on the Beach
29. Can't Launder Money... But, You Can Launder Clothing
30. Can't Build a Garage Without a Permit
31. Can't Drive a Car Without Wearing a Seat Belt
32. Can't Stay in a Bar Past Closing Time (Unless you know the Cop)
33. Can't Take Drugs in Your Own Home
34. Can't Buy Automatic Weapons... But, the Government Can (That's OK)
35. Can't Sell Fireworks Without a License
36. Can't Manufacture Firearms Without a License
37. Can't Cross the Street Without Using a Crosswalk
38. Can't Tint the Windows of Your Vehicle
39. Can't Leave the Country Without a Passport
40. Can't Open a Lemonade Stand Without a Permit
41. Can't Ride a Motorcycle Without Wearing a Helmet
42. Can't Own a Home (Without Paying a Yearly Extortion Tax)
43. Can't Get Married Without a License
44. Can't Open a Brothel (Well... Actually, You Can If you Live Near Las Vegas)
45. Can't Open a Bank Account Without a Social Security Number
46. Can't Carry a Firearm Without a Permit
47. Can't Pay Your Taxes with "Constitutional" Money (Gold & Silver) (The IRS only accepts fiat)
48. Can't Put a Wall Around Your Yard and Declare it's a New Country Called Libertopia
49. Can't Pay for Items with Bitcoin at a Government Auction ...
(But, You Can Buy Stolen Bitcoins with Fiat at a Government Auction)
50. Can't Let Your Dog Run Free Without a Leash
51. Can't Video Record Police When They Pull People Over on the Freeway
52. Can't Bet on Sports
53. Can't Open a Stock Exchange
54. Can't Install Police Lights on Your Car
55. Can't Buy a Hand Grenade
56. Can't Drive With a Broken Windshield
57. Can't Build an Online Decentralized Marketplace
58. Can't Pay for Sex (Unless You Make a Sex Video and Sell It online)
59. Can't Destroy Speed Bumps With a Jackhammer... But, the Government Can (That's OK)
60. Can't Defend Yourself with Lethal Force Against a Cop that is "Breaking and Entering" Without a Search Warrant
"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free."
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Sincerely,
Michael Matthews
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BUT... i heard something about FREEDOM? lol
Quick edit to make, change the headline to United instead of Unites, nice article though
I've never understood why people put up with property taxes. You have to pay taxes on the money you earn (income taxes) and then you have to keep paying taxes each year on the property you buy just to keep the government from taking it from you. Why do the masses tolerate this?
Everyone pays any tax because they are afraid of the threat of force that government will use against you if you don't.
bank mortgage + ECB tax = mortgage
Wow! Great post! Can I have permission to put on my blog? Thanks!