Don't mean this to sound like a gripe but considering that the podcast does have listenership outside the US it would be nice to hear some opinion on liberty stuff outside the US?
Maybe those of us whe are 'outsiders' could post links to relevant stories on the forum to help Gard and the cabal podcasters to keep up with challenges to liberty outside of the US? I try to do that, anyway, and I know you do, too, Ziggy.
Either way, I wouldn't see the pod as exclusively US, anyway. I guess it has been predominantly US in the last while due to changes in administration, health care 'reforms' etc.
Obviously being as Gard lives in the US & the majority of the listenership live in the US then the majority of stories covered are going to be related to the US but it would be nice every now & then to have commentary on stories from outside the US.
However its Gard's podcast not mine & so its entirely up to him what content he wants to have.
I would also really appreciate a more international flavor, even though I live on the U.S. plantation, I'd like to hear about more uprisings, and experiences of slaves on other farms. And to that end, I have requested Gard talk about the topic of the renounciation of citizenship as a topic for the pod. I am considering taking this action with the U.S. Government. If you know of any people that have renounced citizenship from countries other than the U.S. I'd really like to hear about those experiences.
I would also really appreciate a more international flavor, even though I live on the U.S. plantation, I'd like to hear about more uprisings, and experiences of slaves on other farms.
Well Gard & I are meant to be podcasting at some point though the subject matter is more likely to be DR Who & Punk Rock trhen anything else
On this line, I'm looking for people that have renounced their citizenship in their country of origin. I have an American ex-pat living in eastern europe on board to have a conversation to be recorded and podcast. If any of you are, or know of people from countries other than the United States, that have renounced their citizenship, please ask if they want to talk about their experiences. I would like to get as many divergent views as possible on this subject.
I am curious on this topic as well. I do know that US Citizens who renounce their citizenship are prohibited from buying guns. So stock up before!
Here is a joke that has been circulating:
The Honorable Tom Harkin 731 Hart Senate Office Building Phone (202) 224 3254 Washington DC , 20510
Dear Senator Harkin,
As a native Iowan and excellent customer of the Internal Revenue Service, I am writing to ask for your assistance. I have contacted the Department of Homeland Security in an effort to determine the process for becoming an illegal alien and they referred me to you.
My primary reason for wishing to change my status from U.S. Citizen to illegal alien stems from the bill which was recently passed by the Senate and for which you voted. If my understanding of this bill's provisions is accurate, as an illegal alien who has been in the United States for five years, all I need to do to become a citizen is to pay a $2,000 fine and income taxes for three of the last five years. I know a good deal when I see one and I am anxious to get the process started before everyone figures it out.
Simply put, those of us who have been here legally have had to pay taxes every year so I'm excited about the prospect of avoiding two years of taxes in return for paying a $2,000 fine. Is there any way that I can apply to be illegal retroactively? This would yield an excellent result for me and my family because we paid heavy taxes in 2004 and 2005.
Additionally, as an illegal alien I could begin using the local emergency room as my primary health care provider. Once I have stopped paying premiums for medical insurance, my accountant figures I could save almost $10,000 a year.
Another benefit in gaining illegal status would be that my daughter would receive preferential treatment relative to her law school applications, as well as 'in-state' tuition rates for many colleges throughout the United States for my son.
Lastly, I understand that illegal status would relieve me of the burden of renewing my driver's license and making those burdensome car insurance premiums. This is very important to me given that I still have college age children driving my car.
If you would provide me with an outline of the process to become illegal (retroactively if possible) and copies of the necessary forms, I would be most appreciative. Thank you for your assistance.
Your Loyal Constituent, Donald Ruppert Burlington , IA
Venezuela – Hugo Chavez continues his efforts to see just how bad he can make things in Venezuela. Oil workers have been told that they have to be socialists if they don’t want to be suspected of “conspiring against the government.” Guillermo Zuloaga, owner of a television station critical of the Chavez regime, faces a charge of “usury” stemming from a Toyota dealership he also owns, and has been told that he cannot leave the country. And Venezuelan newspapers can’t get the hard currency they need to buy newsprint. (The Venezuelan government maintains a currency control mechanism known as CADIVI, which it has used to prevent certain politically disfavored companies from importing needed raw materials and finished goods).
The newsprint story from Venezuela reminds me of a point Rothbard made in For A New Liberty. “Take, for example, the liberal socialist who advocates government ownership of all the ‘means of production’ while upholding the ‘human’ right of freedom of speech or press. How is this ‘human’ right to be exercised if the individuals constituting the public are denied their right to ownership of property? If, for example, the government owns all the newsprint and all the printing shops, how is the right to a free press to be exercised?”
Maybe those of us whe are 'outsiders' could post links to relevant stories on the forum to help Gard and the cabal podcasters to keep up with challenges to liberty outside of the US? I try to do that, anyway, and I know you do, too, Ziggy.
Either way, I wouldn't see the pod as exclusively US, anyway. I guess it has been predominantly US in the last while due to changes in administration, health care 'reforms' etc.
Obviously being as Gard lives in the US & the majority of the listenership live in the US then the majority of stories covered are going to be related to the US but it would be nice every now & then to have commentary on stories from outside the US.
However its Gard's podcast not mine & so its entirely up to him what content he wants to have.
I would also really appreciate a more international flavor, even though I live on the U.S. plantation, I'd like to hear about more uprisings, and experiences of slaves on other farms. And to that end, I have requested Gard talk about the topic of the renounciation of citizenship as a topic for the pod. I am considering taking this action with the U.S. Government. If you know of any people that have renounced citizenship from countries other than the U.S. I'd really like to hear about those experiences.
I would also really appreciate a more international flavor, even though I live on the U.S. plantation, I'd like to hear about more uprisings, and experiences of slaves on other farms.
Well Gard & I are meant to be podcasting at some point though the subject matter is more likely to be DR Who & Punk Rock trhen anything else
I look forward to that, Ziggy! :)
On this line, I'm looking for people that have renounced their citizenship in their country of origin. I have an American ex-pat living in eastern europe on board to have a conversation to be recorded and podcast. If any of you are, or know of people from countries other than the United States, that have renounced their citizenship, please ask if they want to talk about their experiences. I would like to get as many divergent views as possible on this subject.
On this line, I'm looking for people that have renounced their citizenship in their country of origin.
Well Britain isn't my country of origin but to stay here I've had to consent to being a British citizen or to be correct British subject
I am curious on this topic as well. I do know that US Citizens who renounce their citizenship are prohibited from buying guns. So stock up before!
Here is a joke that has been circulating:
The Honorable Tom Harkin
731 Hart Senate Office Building
Phone (202) 224 3254
Washington DC , 20510
Dear Senator Harkin,
As a native Iowan and excellent customer of the Internal Revenue
Service, I am writing to ask for your assistance. I have contacted the
Department of Homeland Security in an effort to determine the process
for becoming an illegal alien and they referred me to you.
My primary reason for wishing to change my status from U.S. Citizen to
illegal alien stems from the bill which was recently passed by the
Senate and for which you voted. If my understanding of this bill's
provisions is accurate, as an illegal alien who has been in the United
States for five years, all I need to do to become a citizen is to pay a
$2,000 fine and income taxes for three of the last five years. I know a
good deal when I see one and I am anxious to get the process started
before everyone figures it out.
Simply put, those of us who have been here legally have had to pay taxes
every year so I'm excited about the prospect of avoiding two years of
taxes in return for paying a $2,000 fine. Is there any way that I can
apply to be illegal retroactively? This would yield an excellent result
for me and my family because we paid heavy taxes in 2004 and 2005.
Additionally, as an illegal alien I could begin using the local
emergency room as my primary health care provider. Once I have stopped
paying premiums for medical insurance, my accountant figures I could
save almost $10,000 a year.
Another benefit in gaining illegal status would be that my daughter
would receive preferential treatment relative to her law school
applications, as well as 'in-state' tuition rates for many colleges
throughout the United States for my son.
Lastly, I understand that illegal status would relieve me of the burden
of renewing my driver's license and making those burdensome car
insurance premiums. This is very important to me given that I still have
college age children driving my car.
If you would provide me with an outline of the process to become illegal
(retroactively if possible) and copies of the necessary forms, I would
be most appreciative. Thank you for your assistance.
Your Loyal Constituent,
Donald Ruppert
Burlington , IA
Venezuela – Hugo Chavez continues his efforts to see just how bad he can make things in Venezuela. Oil workers have been told that they have to be socialists if they don’t want to be suspected of “conspiring against the government.” Guillermo Zuloaga, owner of a television station critical of the Chavez regime, faces a charge of “usury” stemming from a Toyota dealership he also owns, and has been told that he cannot leave the country. And Venezuelan newspapers can’t get the hard currency they need to buy newsprint. (The Venezuelan government maintains a currency control mechanism known as CADIVI, which it has used to prevent certain politically disfavored companies from importing needed raw materials and finished goods).
The newsprint story from Venezuela reminds me of a point Rothbard made in For A New Liberty. “Take, for example, the liberal socialist who advocates government ownership of all the ‘means of production’ while upholding the ‘human’ right of freedom of speech or press. How is this ‘human’ right to be exercised if the individuals constituting the public are denied their right to ownership of property? If, for example, the government owns all the newsprint and all the printing shops, how is the right to a free press to be exercised?”
- Stephen M. Smith