StillASlave | Did you know that the Federal Reserve (FED) is a private, for-profit organization?
Strike-The-Root.com | Once a criminal joins forces with the state by becoming an employee, he can lie to his advantage, use force to get his way, and steal without conscience, just as the small-time operator does. The opportunities for mischief have no limits through thoughtful job selection. For example, if a man took pleasure in making innocent people squirm, he could become a police officer and plant evidence. For another, if he wanted to murder people, he could become a military officer and “accidentally” call in the coordinates of a house he’d like to see bombed. Whatever they do, the state shields them from the natural consequences of their actions. In all likelihood, if smart, they never get caught, never get punished, and probably get commended.
ElectricCar2 | GM conspired with oil & tire companies to kill streetcars in cities all across America in order to create an inferior bus system that would guarantee the sale of tires, gas, and bus parts for an eternity.
Voluntaryist.com | In his book, The Survival Home Manual, Joel M. Skousen notes that "the bureaucrat never does any of the dirty work for the prosecution of his rulings." In other words, a judge or administrative officer who cites a citizen for the conduct of illegal activities never directly enforces his own edicts. If the activity in question - such as building a house without a permit - continues after it has been administratively determined such activity should stop, then the bureaucrat in charge of regulating such affairs usually initiates a case before the judicial branch of government. If the defendant refuses to "cease and desist," then the judge has the power to hold the offender in contempt. Instead of arresting a person for "building a house without a permit," the judge authorizes a policeman or sheriff to arrest the offender for "contempt of court." The crime then shifts into a different playing field. The issue then becomes one of "control," and the offense becomes one of questioning and denying the power and authority of the State and its judicial system. As Skousen puts it,
