Re: My bank account's got robbed by European Commission. Over 700k is lost.
In the US it is illegal for such a thing to occur.
And yet, it happens anyway. Worse, in the US the bailouts were added to the deficit, to be paid by my grandchildren instead of current taxpayers. That's such an awful precedent I can't see any path back to respectablility for the US. The current deficit is impossible to repay already, and continues to grow. Default and economic breakdown are inevitable.
Furthermore, so many things are illegal in the US today, the average middle class American commits 3 felonies per day without their own knowledge of the violations. The IRS scandal right now is proof that the average government agent is not aware of the laws that govern his own job, and that the basic understanding that picking on a group that you don't agree with is a felony was absent from the IRS. It's also absent from the ATF, I've seen that one personally; and government agents tend not to listen to those around them who have a deeper understanding of the law.
Your post reminded me of this cute joke I once saw about alphabet soup lettered agencies and their authority...
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DEA officer stops at a ranch in Texas , and talks with an old rancher. He tells the rancher, I need to inspect your ranch for illegally grown drugs.
The rancher says, Okay, but dont go in that field over there, as he points out the location.
The DEA officer verbally explodes saying, Mister, I have the authority of the Federal Government with me. Reaching into his rear pants pocket, he removes his badge and proudly displays it to the rancher. See this badge? This badge means I am allowed to go wherever I wish . . . . On any land. No questions asked or answers given. Have I made myself clear? Do you understand?
The rancher nods politely, apologizes, and goes about his chores.
A short time later, the old rancher hears loud screams and sees the DEA officer running for his life chased by one of the big wild boars on the ranch . . . . . .
With every step the boar is gaining ground on the officer, and it seems likely that hell get gored before he reaches safety. The officer is clearly terrified. The rancher throws down his tools, runs to the fence and yells at the top of his lungs . . . . .
Your badge. Show him your BADGE!"
The rancher says, Okay, but dont go in that field over there, as he points out the location.
The DEA officer verbally explodes saying, Mister, I have the authority of the Federal Government with me. Reaching into his rear pants pocket, he removes his badge and proudly displays it to the rancher. See this badge? This badge means I am allowed to go wherever I wish . . . . On any land. No questions asked or answers given. Have I made myself clear? Do you understand?
The rancher nods politely, apologizes, and goes about his chores.
A short time later, the old rancher hears loud screams and sees the DEA officer running for his life chased by one of the big wild boars on the ranch . . . . . .
With every step the boar is gaining ground on the officer, and it seems likely that hell get gored before he reaches safety. The officer is clearly terrified. The rancher throws down his tools, runs to the fence and yells at the top of his lungs . . . . .
Your badge. Show him your BADGE!"
Hope this made you laugh reading it as much as it makes me laugh in posting it!
