On Mar 13, 2:36 am, Brent <tetraethylleadREMOVET...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On 2011-03-12, Gary L Burnore <gburn...@databasix.com> wrote:
>
> > It's obviously not worth it. As he drives on a public road from his
> > employer who's likely getting a tax break, he'll make use of the
> > bridges and lights provided by the government.
>
> Be sure to let me know when
> a) the government is not the monopoly provider.
> b) when I can opt out paying said government.
Have you thought about the Amish communities? I think they have the
option not to go on public roads.
Actually you may do the same with a bike on trails and not "feed the
lion."
>
> > Were he robbed while walking down a publicly available sidewalk to the
> > local park kept clean by government workers, he'd go to the police and
> > report it.
>
> The only times I've ever been robbed it has been by government
> employees. And since going to the police is somewhere between a risk to
> myself and ineffective why bother unless the private insurance company
> that I have contracted with requires it?
That's true. They are there to suck your blood with dumb speeding
tickets. But if you ride a bike, you won't get one. ;)
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In reality you are down to recycling because nobody gives a shit what
you post and you are out of steam.
Welcome to a very large club indeed!
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
Sorry, I'm a conservationist. ;)