Live and Let Live
By John Stossel
Wednesday, July 4, 2007
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Is it really necessary to explain that government is force? When the Salvation Army asks you for a donation, you are free to say no, and you suffer no consequences. When the U.S. government demands a tax return and a check on April 15, you can’t say no and go about your business. You comply or face fines or imprisonment. Yes, you get to vote for candidates periodically. But having an infinitesimal say in who will coerce you doesn’t change that fact that they are using force.
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YES! It is because people don’t get it.
It doesn’t matter what I think, want, or desire; the gooferment will take its “taxes”. If I, the victim of this robbery, don’t hand over my wallet “voluntarily” meekly with lots of kowtowing, then they will simply take it. If I object or impede their theft, then they will send an armed gang — with badges, uniforms, in brightly colored cars, with flashing lights, and GUNS to hurt me, imprison me, or perhaps kill me.
What is the difference between paying “protection” to the mob and paying “protection” to the gooferment?
The mob would be cheaper!
See the gooferment’s use of force demonstrates how weak their ideas are. If it was a good idea, no force would be required.
Take seat belts. Note, on FreeTlkLive the hosts cited a study that showed Taxachewsits had a 64% compliance with a compulsory law while New Hampshire, the Live Free or Die State, had a 65% seat belt use rate with no law. I would use a seat belt, but I object to being told by the Gooferment that I have to. Besides, if the NJGUV doesn’t have to use one, who is the hypocritical gooferment to tell me what to do!
Good ideas don’t need enforcement; bad ideas can only get compliance by force!
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