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The Bad Consequences Of A Government Program Usually Don't Show Up Immediately. And The Delay May Be Long Enough To Hide The Connection Between The Program And Its Results. So Government Never Has To Say It's Sorry - Never Has To Take Responsibility For Ht Misery It Causes. Instead It Can Blame Everything On Personal Greed, Profit-hungry Corporations, And The 'private Sector.' And The Government's Cure For The Problems Is To Impose Bigger Programs, More Regulation And Higher Taxes.

There Are No Violent Gangs Fighting Over Aspirin Territories. There Are No Violent Gangs Fighting Over Whisky Territories Or Computer Territories Or Anything Else That's Legal. There Are Only Criminal Gangs Fighting Over Territories Covering Drugs, Gambling, Prostitution, And Other Victimless Crimes. Making A Non-violent Activity A Crime Creates A Black Market, Which Attracts Criminals And Gangs, Which Turns What Was Once A Relatively Harmless Activity Affecting A Small Group Of People Into A Widespread Epidemic Of Drug Use And Gang Warfare.

Asset Forfeiture Is A Mockery Of The Bill Of Rights. There Is No Presumption Of Innocence, No Need To Prove You Guilty (or Even Charge You With A Crime), No Right To A Jury Trial, No Right To Confront Your Accuser, No Right To A Court-appointed Attorney (even If The Government Has Just Stolen All Your Money), And No Right To Compensation For The Property That's Been Taken.

Immigrants Used To Come To America Seeking Freedom Of Speech, Freedom Of Religion, And Freedom From Government. Now They Come Looking For Free Health Care, Free Education, And A Free Lunch.

Give Politicians Power And It Certainly Will Be Abused Eventually - If Not By Today's Politicians, Then By Their Successors.