Entries about laws and legal matters.
Here’s something you’d probably never think of: […] a self-enforcing protocol for determining property tax: the homeowner decides the value of the property and calculates the resultant tax, and the government can either accept the tax or buy the home for that price. Sounds unrealistic, but the Greek government implemented exactly that system for the …
Gotta love the idea.
[…] The conviction culminated 17 years of Hovind sparring with the IRS. Saying he was employed by God and his ministers were not subject to payroll taxes, he claimed no income or property. You can invoke the God card to get away with a lot in this country — but the IRS card always trumps …
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They say reality is stranger than fiction…
It’s definitely something to consider. I have a lot of digital information that GoddessJ will need access to if I get run over by a beer truck, if only to let my friends and associates know about my demise, but I don’t want to put her in an uncomfortable potential legal position by giving my …
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Better late than never, I guess.
I have no objection to people getting compensation for their work. I’m happy to pay for value. But I find it nauseating that certain groups — who add no value to a product after its creation — think that they have the right to charge the public for it repeatedly and in perpetuity. There are …
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Lawyers… if you can’t beat ’em, invest in ’em.
Good news: the Netherlands proves that locking people up doesn’t have to be a growth industry. It must be nice to have problems like that.
Ah, so that’s how “Red Bull gives you wings.” 😉