October 23, 2013

If Money is Property

By Michael Bargo, Jr.
The most important issue facing all Americans in their battle against the regulatory power of a growing central government is a very simple one: whether money is property. In recent decades the federal government has grown at a much faster rate than the economy as a whole. And the power enabling it to affect -- and often devastate -- the finances of Americans is dependent upon the idea that local, state and Federal agencies can seize the wealth of Americans without any due process. Due process may seem a distant and innocuous concept, yet its connection to the ability of government to regulate the lives of Americans is a crucial one, one that must be revisited soon if Americans are to live in an environment of free choice. This is because the ability to levy fines -- to take money away from citizens -- is the lifeblood of most federal agencies. Here's a simple comparison that illustrates the point: if a police officer gives you a ticket for a parking violation, the ticket has a court...(Read Full Article)