We don't even have true capitalism. The markets manipulated by the federal reserve, subsidies and other crap that tax payers should not pay for.
People forget that our country most of us claim to love was established as a Constitutional Republic. Now most of the bill of rights have been might as well not exist. Gun rights have been infringed, people are being.
The term "General Welfare" at the top of the US constitution has been used to set up socialism in America. These are the scientific studies, which should not be paid for with tax dollars, government funded education, fluoridation of water and coming soon: Socialized medical care. Our currency and tax system is way out of line with the constitution.
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Section 10 - US Constitution -
Interactive "Just add tyranny" United States Constitution - AmericasAmerica.org
No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Lettersof Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing butgold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder,ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant anyTitle of Nobility.
Section 8
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
To borrow money on the credit of the United States;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;
To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States;
To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the
Standard of Weights and Measures;
To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States;
To establish Post Offices and Post Roads;
To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited
Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;
To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;
To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and
Offenses against the Law of Nations;
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
To provide and maintain a Navy;
To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union,
suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the Militia, and for
governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline
prescribed by Congress;
To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District
(not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings; And
To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into
Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this
Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.
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If you read the entire constitution, you will realize that you have never in your entire life actually lived in the constitutional republic that was passed down to our great great great grandfathers.
This thread is absolutely right, there are things horribly wrong with our government. Yes they build roads. And put in the stop signs. I would love to undercut the people that make stop signs, but I dont have the cash to bribe the politician that decided its ok to pay 10 grand for a single stop sign. Most of our debt is spent on defense. And even though our borders are wide open, our citizens are disarmed, and cargo containers rarely get checked, we are doing just fine. National Security is arming every citizen, not shipping our military to the other side of the world to "spread democracy". Why are we spreading Democracy? Democracy is the new christianity. Spread by force and lies, just like old times.
Like you said, that picture of the castle being attacked being the last resort. We've been settling for nothing, I think we're at the last resort, and I seriously think its a possibility that when our troops get home, if they do, and find out whats been going on, we may just have our day.
I spread info when I can, run a couple informative websites, and don't pay income taxes at all. I sold my car and now share one, not because I had to. Because I dont wanna pay the taxes associated, and I work from home anyways. To some of you not paying income taxes that makes me a bum, to me, it makes me not party to murder, war crimes, gov corruption and lining the pockets of politicians that dont give a FUCK ABOUT ME AND THEY DONT GIVE A FUCK ABOUT YOU EITHER!!
FYI - Don't mind the signature, im an American Citizen born and raised. =)