Tag Archive | "tyranny"

Woman’s Home Threatened Over 1 Cent Water Bill

Thursday, November 20, 2008

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UNBELIEVABLE!!! First, the story: A 74-year-old blind woman was shocked when her daughter found a letter from the city saying a lien would be placed on her home unless she paid an overdue water bill. The amount? 1 cent. …The letter warned of a lien and a $48 penalty if the overdue bill is not [...]

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How to Create a Serfdom

Saturday, June 28, 2008

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Chief Justice John Marshall once said, “The power to tax is the power to destroy.” I’ll let that sink in for a minute. I was at the gym a week or two ago and saw the most appalling “infomercial” I have ever seen in my life. (No, it wasn’t for maternity clothes or acne treatments!) [...]

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