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Dear Council people,

I have recently withdrawn my lawsuit against the Town of Edgeville, as I am sure that you know. Mr. B did his job and sufficiently scared me into submission. This is one of the things that governments do. They keep people scared. So I thought I would send you a letter outlining why you scare me.

The first thing I should do is state that I believe I own me. That I am the sole owner of me and that you do not own me nor do any of the people of Edgeville. I own my past, my present and my future. Self ownership of my future manifests itself as my liberty. I do what I want to do, as long as I harm no one, therefore I control my future. It manifests itself is the present as my life. Dead people don’t own anything. And self ownership is manifested in the past by property. The things I decided to do with me, made what I own.

Stealing – To take the property of another without permission or right, esp. secretly or by force (or the threat of force).

The Nazis (I am not intending to say that you or the people of Edgeville are Nazis. I use them as an example because most people know who they are and what they did.) murdered people. The Nuremburg Trials convicted officers and enlisted men, leaders and followers. They prove that: 1. just because something is legal doesn’t make it right. 2. Governments can commit crimes. And 3. “I was just following orders” is not a valid excuse.

The Town of Edgeville issues annual threats of extortion called tax bills. I never contracted nor gave my permission to pay for, nor largely, use the “services” the Town uses the taxes for. I do not consent. As I understand it, I bought my property free and clear, but the Town is treating me like a renter. If I don’t pay my annual rent, out on my ear I go (along with my wife and baby). The Town will claim that it gets its power to tax from the State. The State will claim that it gets the power to tax from The People. This is bull. I’m one of the The People and I don’t give them permission. None of the other people have the right to take my property from me. How then can they give that power to the State? They can’t.

Both the State of New Hampshire and the Town of Edgeville are stealing from me and my family.

I use Route X in the normal course of my business. So certainly I should pay for that, but that is a State Road not a Town Road. I have used Lala Road a few times to get to Town Hall, but that was Town business. I’ve also used it to go to Another Town a couple of times. That deserves some sort of compensation, but not the kind of money I paid in taxes. The volunteer fire department might come in handy, but vigilance and some fire extinguishers are far better protection. There is nothing else I use. Most of the Town’s Budget goes for the school. I promise I will never use your school (I hear it is quite good.). I am morally opposed to government schools. Wal-Mart doesn’t send me a bill for toothpaste just because they have it available to me. Home Depot doesn’t charge me for ladders that I MIGHT use. How can the Town justify robbing me to pay for a school I don’t want? I want to pay for the things that I use. I might support a philanthropic endeavor, no one has ever asked me if I am willing to chip in. The Town has just defaulted to doing what governments do. You threatened me.

You sent me a letter saying if I didn’t pay your bill, you would take my house away and put me and my family on the street. You would take the property that I, and I alone, own and leave me with nothing. The money that you took from me could have been put into a fund to pay for my four month old son, Jack’s education. Instead you made me pay for the education of other people’s children, people that likely make more than I do. You took Jack’s education money. Would you like to spit in face, or break his little fingers too?

You frighten me. I am complying only because the organization you represent appears dangerous to me.

I want to be clear. Edgeville frightens me far less than most governments do. That is why I moved here. The people are reasonable, the taxes are low, there is no cop, there is virtually no crime, and everyone I have ever met here is friendly. I love Edgeville, NH, the place, but the town government is still stealing. A little stealing, is still stealing.

I encourage you to use your positions to protect me, my family and the people of Edgeville. Make people pay for what they use, encourage voluntary solutions that don’t use stolen (tax) money, ASK people to pitch in, and refuse to threaten people.

Thank you,

Mark Edge

If you’ve got any suggestions follow the link above and drop him a line.

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What is the nature of this organization of people calling themselves the “government”? Is it based in consent, as their own founding documents claim? Or are they actually a group of men and women doing business by the threat of violence? The latter is what most of the people I associate with believe, but which is the truth? Earlier this year, I ventured into a similar area when I questioned the government people over a parking ticket. You can read parts one and two of that here. (Eventually, I will write a part three when time permits!)

So, now we begin a new saga into the world of “property taxes”.

If you’re like me, paying property taxes is a painful experience. (Read on …)

I understand why he used the language he did but I very much doubt that this legalese will be understood by this random city tax collector. Who knows.

Mark of FTL has in his case against the town he lives in was given a court date but apparently only to meet with a judge. The request for an injunction on the threat of a lean was refused.

This should be interesting. Hopefully Ian and Mark don’t end up with their homes taken.

http://www.freestateproject.org/libertyforum/

• It’s cold. A very very dry 7°F. Snow plowed 4-5 feet high on some roads.
• Ran into Chris from NH again. Same guy xyz and I ran into in Manchester during the Ron Paul Family Walk and at the Ron Paul Philadelphia rally. I hadn’t realized that he was part of those running the Liberty Forum. It’s great to see people so dedicated.
• Got to meet Ian Bernard and Mark Edgington of Free Talk Live, FreeKeene.com and Keene Weekly News. Nice to meet those who you donate money to even if only briefly while they grabbed some finger food before they went on to do their show. I really enjoy their show… but they really need a tech guy on the show. If I move up to NH maybe I could participate in the show.
• Chatted with George Phillies, Libertarian candidate for POTUS for 10+ minutes. A bit awkward given I was wearing my Ron Paul Revolution T-Shirt and xyz had a Ron Paul 2008 pin on her coat. We talked about the 2008 race in general, the Libertarian candidates in general, how Kubby and Smith are supporting Ron Paul, Unity08 and Bloomberg’s possible run, how to get some of the Ron Paul Revolution’s people and money into the Libertarian Party and all the hubbub on the LP’s planks. We got a photo of xyz and Mr. Phillies.
• Purchased Gardner Goldsmith’s new book Live Free or Die and had it signed. Sakal/CAI has a raffle going for those who bought Gardner’s book for an iPod. We’ll see if I won by Monday.
• Dave Ridley is here putting together another episode of his Ridley Report.
• Also very briefly met Bernard von NotHaus. Didn’t get to talk about anything however.
• It was really a meet and greet type environment tonight. There are about 300 or so currently signed up for the Forum. I’ll be taking notes the next couple days and will report if I continue to have Net access.