Incentives matter but occupational licensing creates poverty by making it harder for people to make ends meet. It’s not Rocket Science, but you might need to go get a special certification to fertilize your lawn, even if you have a PhD in Chemistry!
What if government is filled with a combination of narcissists, liars, paranoids, and voyeurs? What if government is designed to attract the worst kind of people, people whose deepest desire is to control other people’s behavior–YOURS.
They think they know better and they’re going to make you do what they want.
Under normal circumstances, we recognize this as bullying and know it shouldn’t be encouraged… We know that is a bad personality trait and bullies should be avoided…
And yet…
You accept that government officials and bureaucrats think they can tell you what to do in almost every aspect of your life now… They think they’re the boss of you… Like an… owner? Like they own you?
I was recently interviewed by NBC10Boston and was genuinely surprised when the host claimed (paraphrasing) that trans people have superior rights to libertarians because it was an innate trait/”they were born that way”. [See starting around minute 23:10 to end for that discussion.]
This has been bothering me for weeks…
I was born free.
Weren’t you?
If you don’t think humans are born free, who do you think owns you/a part of you?
How much of you?
What percent?
Does that change over your lifetime?
How may your owners divest of you?
Does consent matter?
Does it have to be informed consent or can they experiment on you because they own a part (or all) of you?
These are questions worth grappling with. Don’t accept your government has the authority it is claiming over you. They will take everything you concede and more.
Either you fight for your freedom now, or you are, or will, be a slave, and be warned: Government is a fickle master.
Granite Staters! Guess what’s coming up this weekend? The “Made in NH” Expo at the DoubleTree downtown. Tix are only $10 & it’s a really fun experience & a great way to meet fellow business people hustling their passions in the @FreeStateNH! Recommend https://t.co/gaglySDHib
— Carla Gericke, Live Free And Thrive! (@CarlaGericke) April 11, 2023
See more details HERE. Read about my experience in 2019: Made in NH Expo Deliver the Goods.
National divorce is in the news. Carla ponders why we don’t avoid problems and simply let voters decide every 10 or 20 years whether they want to stay united or not. Tammy takes us on an in-depth journey through the current New Hampshire budget, especially relating to education funding. And, wow, the next Mayor of Manchester just got a 47% raise!
Last night, about 50 libertarian ladies gathered at Chunky’s in Manchester for a fun night out at the showing of the mockumentary NO MEN BEYOND THIS POINT, chosen because it is one of the organizer’s pre-teen son’s “favorite movie”.
Here are some pics from the evening, which included 2 raffle baskets. Funds raised will be used to promote more women’s events at this year’s 20th Annual Porcupine Freedom Festival, aka PorcFest. Get YOUR tix today because we will sell out!
NBC10 BOSTON recently did an 11-part docuseries on the Free State Project. In this week’s TCGS, Tom Woods and I discuss the experience, some tricks and tips, and how to navigate the corporate media landscape.
Guess who? You won’t. This week Tammy looks at some numbers and spending relating to C-19 handouts… do they add up? Ten million dollars for pot software? Who is getting that contract?
“It was probably a little bit of both!” is a good philosophy, and one we employ in this week’s Manch Talk, which covers J6 through how bad Manchester’s school proficiency scores are. Are your kids learning to read or reading to learn… or neither? Or… here’s to hoping: BOTH!
An immutable law: You get more of what you subsidize.
— Carla Gericke, Live Free And Thrive! (@CarlaGericke) March 14, 2023
If you bail out:
Drug users, you get more junkies
Banks, you get more banksters
Pharma, you get more harma
Stop underwriting bad behavior & expecting different results.#EndTheFed#BankingCrisis#Crypto#LiveFreeAndThrive
The rise in poverty and homelessness is a direct result of the 2008 bank bailouts. The rise in drug use and overdose deaths is a direct result of the 2008 bank bailouts because people are suffering from economic malaise. This next bailout may be the straw that breaks the camel’s back… possibly even a full dollar collapse (definitely if the Petrodollar ends). You cannot allow the rich to reap rewards, but socialize their risk. This leads to moral hazards… which is where we are now.