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		<title>Great Moments in Foreign Government: Taxpayer-Financed Friends for Mass Murderers</title>
		<link>http://freedomandprosperity.org/2012/blog/great-moments-in-foreign-government-taxpayer-financed-friends-for-mass-murderers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While most of my disdain is focused on the clowns in Washington, I enjoy poking fun at the policies adopted by the various nitwits and thugs that can be found... <a class="meta-more" href="http://freedomandprosperity.org/2012/blog/great-moments-in-foreign-government-taxpayer-financed-friends-for-mass-murderers/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[While most of my disdain is focused on the clowns in Washington, I  enjoy poking fun at the policies adopted by the various nitwits and  thugs that can be found in other governments.

	That’s why I’ve mocked the British government-run healthcar]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Is It Wrong to Warn other Motorists about Speed Traps?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever I find a story that involves a thorny issue of right vs wrong, I like to see what readers think. Indeed, this has become a semi-regular feature of this... <a class="meta-more" href="http://freedomandprosperity.org/2011/blog/is-it-wrong-to-warn-other-motorists-about-speed-traps/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Whenever I find a story that involves a thorny issue of right vs wrong, I like to see what readers think.

Indeed, this has become a semi-regular feature of this blog. I’ve  cited some tough cases in previous posts, dealing with difficult topics ]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Are We Obligated to Obey Unjust Laws?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After World War II, some Germans tried to defend venal behavior by claiming that they were “just following orders” from their government. Governments in America have never done anything nearly... <a class="meta-more" href="http://freedomandprosperity.org/2011/blog/are-we-obligated-to-obey-unjust-laws/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[After World War II, some Germans tried to defend venal behavior by  claiming that they were “just following orders” from their government.

Governments in America have never done anything nearly as awful as  the Nazis, but there certainly are s]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>It’s Wrong to Steal…Even When the Government Does It Using Asset Forfeiture</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:54:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a grumpy libertarian, I routinely get agitated about taxes, spending, and regulation. As far as I’m concerned, much of government is a racket that uses coercion to reward interest... <a class="meta-more" href="http://freedomandprosperity.org/2011/blog/it%e2%80%99s-wrong-to-steal%e2%80%a6even-when-the-government-does-it-using-asset-forfeiture/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As a grumpy libertarian, I routinely get agitated about taxes,  spending, and regulation. As far as I’m concerned, much of government is  a racket that uses coercion to reward interest groups with unearned  wealth.

But there are degrees of evil.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>In Symbol of Government Stupidity, the Nanny State Meets the Quota Cops</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s the kind of story that makes me fear for the future of the nation. It is a disturbing example of both government stupidity and soft tyranny. The police may... <a class="meta-more" href="http://freedomandprosperity.org/2011/blog/big-government/in-symbol-of-government-stupidity-the-nanny-state-meets-the-quota-cops/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Here’s the kind of story that makes me fear for the future of the nation. It is a disturbing example of both government stupidity and soft tyranny.
The police may not be ticketing for smoking in the parks,  but they are still ticketing parker visi]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Punish the French Rapist, but the Real Target Should Be the IMF</title>
		<link>http://freedomandprosperity.org/2011/blog/big-government/punish-the-french-rapist-but-the-real-target-should-be-the-imf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 16:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freedomandprosperity.org/?p=6361</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I certainly take second place to nobody in my utter contempt for Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund. Who knew that forcing yourself (allegedly) on women could... <a class="meta-more" href="http://freedomandprosperity.org/2011/blog/big-government/punish-the-french-rapist-but-the-real-target-should-be-the-imf/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I certainly take second place to nobody in my utter contempt for  Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of the International Monetary Fund. Who  knew that forcing yourself (allegedly) on women could earn you a  reputation as “the Great Seducer”? I gue]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Fun Times at the IMF: Rape Taxpayers, then Hotel Maids</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 19:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://freedomandprosperity.org/?p=6254</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Let’s start with a giant disclaimer that the head of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, is accused of forcibly sodomizing a hotel maid and we have no idea whether it’s true.... <a class="meta-more" href="http://freedomandprosperity.org/2011/blog/fun-times-at-the-imf-rape-taxpayers-then-hotel-maids/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Let’s start with a giant disclaimer that the head of the IMF, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, is accused of forcibly sodomizing a hotel maid and we have no idea whether it’s true. There are even rumors that this  is a plot hatched by Nikolas Sarkozy to c]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Can Anybody Read This and Not Despise the IRS?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My previous post looked at the federal government’s troubling decision to investigate, persecute, prosecute, and ultimately imprison a random home-loan borrower named Charlie Engle for the crime of mortgage fraud.... <a class="meta-more" href="http://freedomandprosperity.org/2011/blog/big-government/can-anybody-read-this-and-not-despise-the-irs/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[My previous post looked at the federal government’s troubling decision to investigate,  persecute, prosecute, and ultimately imprison a random home-loan  borrower named Charlie Engle for the crime of mortgage fraud. Citing a  column on the legal fa]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>If This Story Doesn’t Turn You into a Libertarian, You’re a Hopeless Statist</title>
		<link>http://freedomandprosperity.org/2011/blog/if-this-story-doesn%e2%80%99t-turn-you-into-a-libertarian-you%e2%80%99re-a-hopeless-statist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joe Nocera has a must-read story in the New York Times about how the legal fallout from the financial crisis. His basic theme is that the government let all the... <a class="meta-more" href="http://freedomandprosperity.org/2011/blog/if-this-story-doesn%e2%80%99t-turn-you-into-a-libertarian-you%e2%80%99re-a-hopeless-statist/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Joe Nocera has a must-read story in the New York Times about   how the legal fallout from the financial crisis. His basic theme is   that the government let all the bigwigs get away with their crimes, but   then has a fascinating discussion about how]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Do You Have a Right to Be a Bum on Public Property?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Mitchell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I confess to mixed feelings on this type of issue. If taxpayers are financing sidewalks, does that mean anybody has a right to use them for any purpose, at any... <a class="meta-more" href="http://freedomandprosperity.org/2011/blog/do-you-have-a-right-to-be-a-bum-on-public-property/">Read more <span class="meta-nav">&#187;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I confess to mixed feelings on this type of issue. If taxpayers are  financing sidewalks, does that mean anybody has a right to use them for  any purpose, at any time?

Here’s a blurb from the People’s Republic of San Francisco.
San Francisco ]]></content:encoded>
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