Taxation Without an Occupation

 Taxation without an Occupation

The View from the Middle

 

When Ronald Reagan was running for President he made it clear that he was not a fan of big government.  In fact, he famously said that the ten scariest words in the English language were, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.”  He obviously understood the flaws inherent in big, cumbersome, corrupt and inept government.  Personally, I don’t think much has changed since the Reagan era, in fact, things might be getting worse.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, America’s virologist, has now admitted that he intentionally lied to the American people to manipulate us.  Early on, he lied about the effectiveness of masks (I think he is lying now) and more recently he admitted that he lied about herd immunity, again to convince more people to take the vaccine.  Good intentions aside, once you admit that you are willing to lie to get your desired effect on the country, you lose all credibility with me. 

It is clear that Dr. Fauci and the elite lame-stream media clearly want to be the puppeteers of the American people, whether they know what they are doing or not.  They have lied about the danger of sending children to school to placate the teacher’s union.  They were actually anti-science in that area.  Science has proven that children are the least likely to contract this disease and also the least likely to transmit it to others.  If they acquire this disease their symptoms are usually mild and many are even asymptomatic.  Since that is not what they want you to believe, Fauci and the elites spread another lie – that asymptomatic people are virus super-spreaders lurking around the country spewing noxious clouds of viral droplets.  The science actually proves just the opposite, and the negative impact of closing schools will take years to identify and more years to repair.

And let’s not forget Dr. Fauci’s first lie that started this whole government overreach.  He tried to scare the country into submission to his whims when he told us that the mortality rate for Covid-19 would be ten times that of the seasonal flu.  Of course, he could have even stated this exaggeration differently and said that 99% of those who are infected will survive.  But that was not even the truth.  Studies now suggest that the survival rate of this virus is closer to 99.8%, and many believe that it will actually end up being the same as the season flu, or 99.9%.  If Dr. Fauci had not lied, or exaggerated or just plain “got it wrong” back in the beginning, might we as a country have made some very different decisions?  If the point of emphasis had been “99.9% of people infected will survive” would we have shut down our schools and our economy?  I doubt it, but this lie or grievous error was necessary to dupe our entire country into giving up our most fundamental rights and liberties.  

These puppeteers have also lied about the effectiveness of the economic shutdowns.  If these shutdowns worked, why are we in wave three of this virus.  We must also apply the laws of common sense as we create restrictions for our country’s businesses.  Why would we allow thousands of people to pack into Walmart stores like sardines, but shutdown small businesses whose normal customer count might be less than ten people?  Sure, Walmart sells food, which is essential, but they also sell apparel, hardware, toys, etc., etc. which their small business competitors now can’t.

And restaurants might be the most abused and villainized right now.  The latest studies (science, right?) have shown that less than 1.5% of infections come from restaurants yet they have been savaged by governors around the country with restrictive occupancy rules and absolute closures.  Let’s not forget that these callous, mindless, out-of-touch governors and still cashing their hefty monthly checks along with everyone else in government.  Why is that?  It’s because while these government bureaucrats are living large, they continue to tax the very people that they have prevented from making a living.  Imagine being a small business owner who has been shut down for months receiving a property tax bill or a government licensing fee that you are expected to pay – or else!!  That is taxation without an occupation.

This is why Business Insider predicted that as many as 85% of independent restaurants in American could close permanently because of the unnecessary restrictions placed on them by state and local governments.  Unless our governors and mayors get their heads out of their arses, I predict a massive revolt by this unjustly persecuted industry.  There will come a time when all of the restaurant owners across the country will just open and dare the state and local governments to arrest them all.  Then, if the government officials are stupid enough to do that, these eatery owners will come together and initiate a class action lawsuit against them.  Given that these closures and restrictions violate the 1st, 4th and 5th amendments of our Bill of Rights, I can’t imagine restaurant owners losing this argument!!

Maybe the bigger lesson here is that “We the People” need to stop being sheep and challenge government when it steps over the line of proper governance.  If we do not, an Orwellian future will be our fate.  Remember, Big Brother is doing more than just listening.  His intent is to subvert your very will and thus strip away all of your freedoms.  

                                                                                                                                     

*If you have not read the book 1984, by George Orwell, now would be a good time.  It is a classic commentary on the insidious nature of an all-powerful government.