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At the DMV of all places. I've been reading a lot of Austrian Economics, which proves that freedom is the best economic policy for prosperity, and I wondered why government-run businesses are said to be so bad. When I went to register my car I took mental notes: The customer service at the DMV isn't terrible. The workers seem more like office staff than CS reps. But it wasn't awful. Each employee had a laser printer. At my work, we share one printer between three sections (over 20 people). That's an example of wasteful spending you hear about. Not a huge deal. What was it that makes the DMV so bad? They're not selling anything that I want. What is their product? If I pay them about $200 bucks a year, they promise not to send cops to harass me. If I don't pay, cops will pull me over and fine me, and if I don't pay the fine, they'll jail me like a criminal. I'm bribing them to not bully me. In this exchange, I get "protection" and the...

Americans do not have the right to eat what they want. The FDA expressed this view, which can be found at ftcldf.org , or on page 5 of the July 2010 issue of Acres USA . Quote: "There is no absolute right to consume or feed children any particular food." This highlights how the government has turned the constitution on its head. The constitution began as a document that defined a few select powers reserved for the government, all other powers and rights being reserved to the states, or to the people . Now the government assumes all powers not expressely forbidden by the constitution, and restricts all the rights of the people save those it, the government, expressly permits. That's bs.

I voted for Obama, and am a registered Democrat. But after Obama got elected . . . nothing changed. He's not a miracle worker, and there is indeed a lot that he just can't fix. But I'm more worried about the things that he does have control over that he doesn't change. Like the war in Iraq. Or the Patriot Act. Or the economic war with Iran. How to end the war in Iraq. Obama is not much different from our last president. This has helped me to realize that I'm a Libertarian. I'll write more on this in the future. But just to give you an example on why Libertarians have a good idea, let's talk about the police force. Libertarians believe that just about everything should be privatized, including the police. People worry that this would lead to police abuse. Well, it's a little too late for that: This week cops tazed an 86 year-old bedridden grandma because she wouldn't take her meds. The cops can do this, because they get paid no matter what....