By John Galt
May 19, 2008
Poor Mike. First his wife bounces a check at the local department store (See Prepetorial#16) and then he gets drilled with a chip into his hand to get out of jail. The chip was causing a red sore on his hand but it couldn’t be there because the charming witch used a power drill, or so he thought, to implant it. Then of course on the way out of jail every two bit thug in the “Enforcement Division” took what little cash he had out of his wallet. After the “trial” he had just experienced he just wanted to get home, take the pills to prevent an infection or reaction from the chip, take a shower, and grab a smoke and a beer. As he walked up the driveway after a bus ride from hell, Mike’s wife ran to him sobbing and pleading “I’m sorry, I’m so sorry” over and over again.
Mike calmed her down and told her it was okay and that he just needed a cigarette. She looked him in the eyes and said “I smoked them all and I don’t even smoke. You were gone for two days and the cops came here and ransacked the house and took what they called ‘evidence’ and I’m so sorry baby. Your bowling ball is gone, your hunting rifle, and they even took our children’s Wii!!!” Mike sat down on the steps hearing that news. He looked at his wife and asked “Why? Why would they do that?” She replied they claimed it was all the ‘ill gotten gains’ from our criminal activity. Baby, the check was only for forty-five bucks to buy some makeup. What is so wrong with that? It’s not our fault our paychecks didn’t post like they usually do. They still have not posted and it’s been a week!” She started bawling even more and then the kids were standing in the doorway crying too.
“I’ll be back in a few minutes baby, let me get forty bucks from you. I needs some smokes and beer” and with that she handed the money to him shaking as Mike walked out the door. He hopped in the car, stunned by what had just happened. Fortunately for him, he lived in suburbia, where the 7-11 was just a few blocks away. What happened next thought changed Mike’s life forever.
Mike walked into the convenience store that used to be a 7-11 but now was run by a nice elderly couple from Pakistan. Mike said “Hi Haji, Marlboro hard pack please,” as he sat the six pack of cold beer on the counter. Haji took a look at Mike and said “Bud, you look like hell. Are you okay?” Mike replied “it’s been a rough couple of days and the stories that I could tell you know….” and before Mike could finish his sentence a blinking red light started flashing on the UPC bar code reader and the top of the register. Haji looked at Mike and said “so what did you do?” Mike was stunned. He looked back at him and said “just what the hell are you talking about? How much do I owe you?”
Haji looked at Mike and with a straight face said “this light only blinks for convicts. If you are chipped I can not sell you smokes or alcohol. If you come in here or anywhere and try to buy it again, it’s a violation of your probation. Please, don’t make me call the police. And do not feel bad Mike, I am chipped too.” Mike almost fell to the floor with that bit of news. He uttered “but all my wife did was bounce a check.” Then Haji cut him off by saying “and all I did was get duped by a fake ID and an undercover officer who was a minor. That is all it takes now.”
Mike took the beer back to the cooler and grabbed a twelve pack of soda, a bag of chips and a candy bar. “Will the damn thing beep now?” Mike asked. “No sir,” Haji said, “but your family is being watched now. Please be careful. That will be fourteen seventy-nine sir.” Mike handed Haji a twenty and Haji handed him back two dollars and twenty-five cents and said “Your Change, Sir.”
Mike looked at him and said “HEY! I should be getting over five bucks back! What the hell is this??” Haji calmly printed the receipt and showed him the breakdown:
SODA,CANNED 12 PK $9.95
POTATO CHIPS 8 OZ.* $2.05
REECES PBCUP * $1.05
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SUBTTL $13.05
SALES TAX @10% $ 1.31
SNACK TAX 1 @ $ 0.18
SNACK TAX 1 @ $ 0.25
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STATE SUBTTL $14.79
CASH HANDLING $ 1.48
FELONY PUR TAX $ 1.48
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TOTAL DUE $17.75
CASH SUBMITTED -$20.00
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CHANGE DUE $ 2.25
“You see Mike, your life has changed as has mine. If I were to sell you the beer and cigarettes, I could lose my citizenship and be sent away or to a labor camp. Be happy it’s the chip only. And please, please, please don’t whine to anyone. Sedition is a crime, they will arrest you my friend” and with that speech Haji motioned him out of the store as he bagged the items.
Mike wanted to cry now. His life and his freedoms destroyed. As he walked home, Mike thought to himself, “Who let this happen? How could this happen here? Why God, why?”
Mike did not have to look far. It’s his own fault. Hell, it’s my fault. It is your fault. It’s everyone’s fault who did not listen to the warnings uttered for decades that our judicial system would change as technocrats found new ways to circumvent and make the U.S. Constitution a “living document” subject to the whims of perverts in black robes. That is where our responsibility lies. And that is what this Prepetorial and the previous one are all about.
America is a land based on free enterprise, free flow of capitals and free ideals. But what if someone, somewhere, wanted to harness this “freedom” and profit from it? You see the concepts of socialism were untested theories some one hundred and fifty years ago, but the authoritarian test beds of the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany held some great appeal to those who sought the creation of a “perfect” society, or utopia. So how does Mike’s trip to the convenience store relate to personal freedoms? If it’s not obvious, let’s review the fictional receipt displayed above line by line….
The first thing you should notice is the tax section imposed by the state. No rhyme or reason or numerical algorithm was used there. The taxes are based on the “feelings” of some bureaucrat (in this case yours truly, the author) determining that candy bars and potato chips are junk food and deserve different taxation levels. Good thing most folk’s retirements, including that bureaucrats, have Coca-Cola stock in their packages or that would have been taxed too!
The second item is the ten percent sales tax. Why so high? Well why not? We never objected as citizens when it was 1% Or 2%. Or 4%. Or 7.5% Get the idea? The silence over the taxation issue, the separation of capital from the creators to the squanderers or thieves is a constant theme in our society. So 10% should not seem unreasonable. Especially considering the other taxes and fees.
The third items to notice are pretty cut and dry. It is obvious that with the “STATE SUBTTL” section indicating that all state taxes are complete on the receipt that someone else wants their pound of flesh also. Hmmmm. Who could that be? Ah yes, the Feds. And the first thing you’ll note is the “Cash Handling” tax, fee, whatever you want to call it. Why is that important?
Imagine a society where cats, dogs, ferrets, cows, goats, infants and convicts are all chipped. Oops, did I include “people” in that list??? Well, we do not want to lose our pets or farm animals now do we? And we hate seeing our kids abducted because we’re too lazy to do our jobs as parents so let’s chip them too. And convicts, who cares about them, even if it is a thin conviction like David Olofson, Campeon and Ramos, or the incinerated children of Waco. Nobody cares, like this story illustrates, until it hits their household and by then, it’s too late. And the only way to implement a cashless society is to punish or tax everyone who wishes to use cash as legal tender. Tax people long enough and in a tactical manner and they will do whatever you want, herded into pens like cattle for slaughter.
Lastly, there felon tax. The act committed was a local violation, but it appears that there was a Federal tax on convicts. Why is that logical? Think about the previous prepetorial; he got a DNA swab. Logically the convict should pay for the data storage costs, tracking and maintenance of his records. Not to mention the remote sensing, purchase monitoring and ability to watch his movements will not be free to maintain so make the guilty pay for it.
Even if the conviction was the result of a bankster kiting a check.
There is your follow up lesson gang to the last prepetorial gang. Getting invisible is important. Getting out of debt even more so. Maintaining a low profile for yours truly is now somewhat impossible as I broadcast worldwide via the internet and short wave but I urge anyone who does not wish to become a “Mike” to start thinking.
Pay attention to who you vote for and their intentions; character counts. The Constitution, while it is still in force, is the last line against the three buffoons running for the Presidency now and God help us when any of the three are sworn in. While the drastic future I have been painting may or may not occur, bits and pieces are happening and rapidly behind the scenes. I pray some of you still have the common sense to do what is right for this nation when the time comes.
The alarm clock has been set.
That time is coming.
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