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I recently wrote this to my friend who works for the IRS. Taxes are necessary, especially for the national defense. Two cases to support this: The Irish of the 8th and 9th century, and the American Indians of the 14th through the 19th. The Irish and the Indians lacked a centralized government, and therefore paid no taxes. Because of this, trade flourished and war was non-existent among them. However, both societies were destroyed by outsiders who paid taxes, and who therefore had the means to support a well-trained army. Lesson: pay enough taxes to provide for the common defense. The question now arises: how much should the people pay? This is where your job comes in. You might not get to set the tax rate, but it is your job to make sure people pay up. Why does an ordinarily honest citizen risk “stealing” from the government? Because a man evades taxes that he considers unreasonably high. In other words, tax evasion does not prove that Americans are criminals; rather, it proves...

I've been having this discussion with a friend recently: Though our conversation wasn't nearly as cool.

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....

We recently watched three seasons of 30 Rock. In one episode, Tracy Jordan introduces the " Meat Machine ," a device for making all-meat sandwiches. Reality copied TV recently when KFC released this abomination into the world: An all-meat sandwich. If this hadn't already been forbidden by God on four occasions (twice in the Old Testament , once in the Doctrine and Covenants , and once in the Quoran ), he would have issued a new commandment expressly forbidding this abomination, which notoriety would surely have increased sales. I believe it is okay to eat meat in moderation. Our current food system abuses animals while they are yet alive, which is immoral. Listen to Tracy Morgan's interview on Fresh Air . It is very touching. KFC is cruel to animals, according to PETA . Learn what it means to eat animals .

Jack Bauer interrogates Santa: And the rich are deprived of the true meaning of Christmas: Report: Nation’s Wealthy Cruelly Deprived Of True Meaning Of Christmas And a common man discusses the true meaning of Christmas .