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"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws." ~ Tacitus

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60 Things You Can't Do in The Unites States of America

    1. Can't Open a Casino
    2. Can't Drive a Car without a Drivers License
    3. Can't Have a Yard Sale Without a Permit
    4. Can't Work Without Paying Federal Income Tax
    5. Can't Sell Alcohol without a License
    6. Can't Make a Phone Call Without Your Call Being Recorded
    7. Can't Buy a Large Toilet
    8. Can't Drive Without Car Insurance
    9. Can't Grow a Marijuana Plant
  10. Can't Own a Car (Without Paying a Yearly Extortion Tax)
  11. Can't Drive 80 Miles an Hour on the Freeway... But, the Police Can (That's OK)
  12. Can't Drink Alcohol on the Beach
  13. Can't Work Without Paying into the Social Security Ponzi-Scheme
  14. Can't Create Your Own Money and Call Them Liberty Dollars
  15. Can't Buy Gasoline Without Paying a Gasoline Tax
  16. Can't Open a Bank (Well... Actually, You Can If you Have $12 million in Capital to Get Started)
  17. Can't Sell Medicine Without a Pharmacist License
  18. Can't Walk Your Dog on the Beach (No Dogs Allowed)
  19. Can't Own Land (Without Paying a Yearly Extortion Tax)
  20. Can't Drive a Car with a Vehicle Registration
  21. Can't Extort Money From People on April 15th... But, the Government Can (That's OK)
  22. Can't Start a Lottery... But, the Government Can (That's OK)
  23. Can't Buy Cigarettes With Paying a Cigarette Tax
  24. Can't Play Poker for Money in Your Own House
  25. Can't Live Without Medical Insurance
  26. Can't Ride a Bicycle Without Wearing a Helmet
  27. Can't Drive a Car Without a Vehicle Inspection Sticker
  28. Can't Build a Camp Fire on the Beach
  29. Can't Launder Money... But, You Can Launder Clothing
  30. Can't Build a Garage Without a Permit
  31. Can't Drive a Car Without Wearing a Seat Belt
  32. Can't Stay in a Bar Past Closing Time (Unless you know the Cop)
  33. Can't Take Drugs in Your Own Home
  34. Can't Buy Automatic Weapons... But, the Government Can (That's OK)
  35. Can't Sell Fireworks Without a License
  36. Can't Manufacture Firearms Without a License
  37. Can't Cross the Street Without Using a Crosswalk
  38. Can't Tint the Windows of Your Vehicle
  39. Can't Leave the Country Without a Passport
  40. Can't Open a Lemonade Stand Without a Permit
  41. Can't Ride a Motorcycle Without Wearing a Helmet
  42. Can't Own a Home (Without Paying a Yearly Extortion Tax)
  43. Can't Get Married Without a License
  44. Can't Open a Brothel (Well... Actually, You Can If you Live Near Las Vegas)
  45. Can't Open a Bank Account Without a Social Security Number
  46. Can't Carry a Firearm Without a Permit
  47. Can't Pay Your Taxes with "Constitutional" Money (Gold & Silver) (The IRS only accepts fiat)
  48. Can't Put a Wall Around Your Yard and Declare it's a New Country Called Libertopia
  49. Can't Pay for Items with Bitcoin at a Government Auction ...
         (But, You Can Buy Stolen Bitcoins with Fiat at a Government Auction)
  50. Can't Let Your Dog Run Free Without a Leash
  51. Can't Video Record Police When They Pull People Over on the Freeway
  52. Can't Bet on Sports
  53. Can't Open a Stock Exchange
  54. Can't Install Police Lights on Your Car
  55. Can't Buy a Hand Grenade
  56. Can't Drive With a Broken Windshield
  57. Can't Build an Online Decentralized Marketplace
  58. Can't Pay for Sex (Unless You Make a Sex Video and Sell It online)
  59. Can't Destroy Speed Bumps With a Jackhammer... But, the Government Can (That's OK)
  60. Can't Defend Yourself with Lethal Force Against a Cop that is "Breaking and Entering" Without a Search Warrant

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"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free."
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Sincerely,

Michael Matthews
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