Yet every scheme comes with a proclamation that says, “your government is looking to help you secure your retirement and your future.” Even the sheeple are offering resistance to this one.
I’ve been covering the topic of government-mandated 401Ks since the fall of 2008, and I even noted that I detected the unmistakable whiff of confiscation [...]

Newsweek has put together a “Tax Attacks” propaganda piece. The gist of this piece is that Joseph Stack was one of many violent protesters who “believed taxes are unjustified,” and thus reacted with violent actions. Of course, anyone who believes that taxes are unjustified necessarily gets lumped in with all of the mad bombers, shooters, [...]

Anti-abortionists, “survivalists,” Christian identity types, and other assorted “dangerous types” who are anti-government. Lemme see, survivalists – meaning people who are self-sustaining, resourceful as hell, live off their own land, don’t bother anyone, and take care of themselves as well as people in their community. They’re among the type of people that “the government needs [...]

The Archdiocese of Miami is helping the feds with their census cooperation campaign.
The Washington, D.C.-based group, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights, kicked off its campaign Wednesday morning at the archdiocese’s Notre Dame d’Haiti Mission church in Miami by unveiling a poster that will be distributed to 113 Catholic churches and a handful of non-Catholic [...]

Reader Nick brought this to my attention: the United States Department of Transportation YouTube channel. if you ever want to lay back in the easy chair and watch countless creepy videos of the state harping on “distracted driving,” this is the place. “Distracted driving” is an “epidemic that has taken over America,” according to Transportation [...]

Reason’s Robert Poole spilled his noodles again. He wants the federal government to “get serious” about aviation security. He wants to see travelers undergo more intrusive measures – it’s a small price to pay to be safe! Not only that, he wants regular Joes to undergo an FBI approval and obtain a government-issued ID card [...]

In one of the latest power struggles behind the scenes in Washington, the wealthy and well-represented plastic surgeons – and their clientele – won their battle. As politicians scramble to find ways to pay for the unsustainable national health care plan, they were focusing on taxing cosmetic procedures as a way to raise zillions. This [...]

From today’s Wall Street Journal:
The Food and Drug Administration is taking aim at caffeinated alcoholic drinks, saying it will pull them off the market unless manufacturers can prove the beverages are safe to drink.
On Friday, the FDA sent letters to nearly 30 companies, giving them 30 days to provide evidence that their drinks don’t pose [...]

If you think you can’t sell your house now, just wait until the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 becomes law. Be aware that Obama’s Tax-and-Destroy bill went through the House nicely along partisan lines.
I suggest you read Sec 202 (Building Retrofit Program) and Sec. 204 (Building Energy Performance Labeling Program), especially [...]

Last week, the ornery Nancy Pelosi was asked, by CNSNews: “Madam Speaker, where specifically does the Constitution grant Congress the authority to enact an individual health insurance mandate?” The brilliant and philosophic Pelosi replied, “Are you serious? Are you serious?” From the CNSNews story:
Currently, each of the five health care overhaul proposals being considered in Congress would command [...]