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  1. Well Jim now you have your answer as to the prevalence of hardcore fascistic statism in the skydiving population. "But this theory of our government is wholly different from the practical fact. The fact is that the government, like a highwayman, says to a man: 'Your money, or your life.' And many, if not most, taxes are paid under the compulsion of that threat. The government does not, indeed, waylay a man in a lonely place, spring upon him from the roadside, and, holding a pistol to his head, proceed to rifle his pockets. But the robbery is none the less a robbery on that account; and it is far more dastardly and shameful. The highwayman takes solely upon himself the responsibility, danger, and crime of his own act. He does not pretend that he has any rightful claim to your money, or that he intends to use it for your own benefit. He does not pretend to be anything but a robber. He has not acquired impudence enough to profess to be merely a 'protector,' and that he takes men's money against their will, merely to enable him to 'protect' those infatuated travellers, who feel perfectly able to protect themselves, or do not appreciate his peculiar system of protection. He is too sensible a man to make such professions as these. Furthermore, having taken your money, he leaves you, as you wish him to do. He does not persist in following you on the road, against your will; assuming to be your rightful 'sovereign,' on account of the 'protection' he affords you. He does not keep 'protecting' you, by commanding you to bow down and serve him; by requiring you to do this, and forbidding you to do that; by robbing you of more money as often as he finds it for his interest or pleasure to do so; and by branding you as a rebel, a traitor, and an enemy to your country, and shooting you down without mercy, if you dispute his authority, or resist his demands. He is too much of a gentleman to be guilty of such impostures, and insults, and villanies as these. In short, he does not, in addition to robbing you, attempt to make you either his dupe or his slave." -Lysander Spooner Harry Reid saying taxes are voluntary and not forceful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9sC10wyLOs "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
  2. What about very limited/specific questions, such as: Will the leg pouch come standard or as an option ? Will there be rib stiffeners ? "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
  3. *** Can it not be that the smartest solution is to simply have neither state? Exactamundo! No state is better than both those options.
  4. Keynesianism is to economics as alchemy was to chemistry. This was a real crackup on keynesian economics (which by now even uninformed people know is crap if they've read "How an Economy Grows and Why it Crashes"), it was put up a few days ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdFVu-s_97E&feature=recentlik and here's the cartoon bears referenced: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTUY16CkS-k "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
  5. I wouldve figured he'd launch from a higher balloon/plane, then dive down to a lower one and loop over it... "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
  6. Yea, we NEED a Wingsuit Police Force! "WPF Sir, I'm gonna have to ask you to step out of the wingsuit." Wait, now we don't want to police? What are we doin now? "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
  7. In the currency race, I'm confident that the U.S. has the fastest dog and will achieve a worthless currency first. Our central Fed has alot of talent and determination for devalueing money, and the government is good at destroying prosperity. Wheelbarrow manufacturing however won't go up as much because of plastic cards. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
  8. Surprise, surprise.. http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2010/10/12/debt-market-strips-u-s-of-triple-a-rating/?section=money_topstories&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+rss/money_topstories+(Top+Stories)&utm_content=Google+Reader "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
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    Great Quotes

    He points out the Constitution was never signed nor delivered to anyone, therefore doesn't come close to qualifying as a binding contract or something that would provide authority to anyone. "Where would be the end of fraud and litigation, if one party could bring into court a written instrument, without any signature, and claim to have it enforced, upon the ground that it was written for another man to sign? that this other man had promised to sign it? that he ought to have signed it? that had he had the opportunity to sign it, he would? but that he had refused or neglected to do so? Yet that is the most that could ever be said of the Constitution. The very judges, who profess to derive all their authority from the Constitution – from an instrument that nobody ever signed – would spurn any other instrument, not signed, that should be brought before them for adjudication. The very men who drafted it, never signed it in any way to bind themselves by it, as a contract. And not one of them probably ever would have signed it in any way to bind himself by it, as a contract. For nearly two hundred years – that is, since 1677 – there has been on the statute book of England, and the same, in substance, if not precisely in letter, has been re-enacted, and is now in force, in nearly or quite all the States of this Union, a statute, the general object of which is to declare that no action shall be brought to enforce contracts of the more important class, unless they are put in writing, and signed by the parties to be held chargeable upon them." and further, "It is plain, then, that on general principles of law and reason – such principles as we all act upon in courts of justice and in common life – the Constitution is no contract; that it binds nobody, and never did bind anybody; and that all those who pretend to act by its authority, are really acting without any legitimate authority at all; that, on general principles of law and reason, they are mere usurpers, and that everybody not only has the right, but is morally bound, to treat them as such. " "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
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    [W]hoever desires liberty, should understand these vital facts, viz.: 1. That every man who puts money into the hands of a "government" (so called) puts into its hands a sword which will be used against himself, to extort more money from him, and also to keep him in subjection to its arbitrary will. 2. That those who will take his money, without his consent, in the first place, will use it for his further robbery and enslavement, if he presumes to resist their demands in the future. 3. That it is a perfect absurdity to suppose that any body of men would ever take a man's money without his consent, for any such object as they profess to take it for, viz., that of protecting him; for why should they wish to protect him, if he does not wish them to do so?... If a man wants "protection," he is competent to make his own bargains for it; and nobody has any occasion to rob him, in order to "protect" him against his will. 4. That the only security men can have for their political liberty, consists in their keeping their money in their own pockets, until they have assurances, perfectly satisfactory to themselves, that it will be used as they wish it to be used, for their benefit, and not for their injury. 5. That no government, so called, can reasonably be trusted for a moment, or reasonably be supposed to have honest purposes in view, any longer than it depends wholly upon voluntary support. Lysander Spooner, No Treason: the Constitution of No Authority "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
  11. "Vices are not crimes." from: Vices Are Not Crimes A Vindication of Moral Liberty by Lysander Spooner, 1875 "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
  12. Right on, my thoughts are the same about it. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
  13. Don't worry, it won't be the whole world economy, just the United States. The Fed is determined to bring us inflation and a worthless dollar, and there isn't anything anybody else can do about it, sorry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udT3dbbryEU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ECi6WJpbzE "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
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    Great Quotes

    "In a state of tranquillity, wealth, and luxury, our descendants would forget the arts of war and the noble activity and zeal which made their ancestors invincible. Every art of corruption would be employed to loosen the bond of union which renders our resistance formidable. When the spirit of liberty, which now animates our hearts and gives success to our arms, is extinct, our numbers will accelerate our ruin and render us easier victims to tyranny. If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquillity of servitude than the animating contest of freedom—go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen! " Samuel Adams "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
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    Great Quotes

    "The ostensible supporters of the Constitution, like the ostensible supporters of most other governments, are made up of three classes, viz.: 1. Knaves, a numerous and active class, who see in the government an instrument which they can use for their own aggrandizement or wealth. 2. Dupes—a large class, no doubt—each of whom, because he is allowed one voice out of millions in deciding what he may do with his own person and his own property, and because he is permitted to have the same voice in robbing, enslaving, and murdering others, that others have in robbing, enslaving, and murdering himself, is stupid enough to imagine that he is a “free man,” a “sovereign”; that this is “a free government”; “a government of equal rights,” “the best government on earth,” and such like absurdities. 3. A class who have some appreciation of the evils of government, but either do not see how to get rid of them, or do not choose to so far sacrifice their private interests as to give themselves seriously and earnestly to the work of making a change." Lysander Spooner "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
  16. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2010/09/28/pkg.bank.robbery.guns.khou?hpt=T2 "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
  17. Nigel, I saw a thought-provoking show recently that lays out the basics of explaining why many people are susceptible to the religious virus/crutch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iMmvu9eMrg "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
  18. Easy enough question: highest flying bird: Ruppell's griffon vulture at 11,274 in (7 mi) From Wikipedia: Rüppell's Vulture is considered to be the world's highest-flying bird, with confirmed evidence of a flight at an altitude of 11,000 metres (36,100 ft) above sea level. Rüppell's Vultures commonly fly at altitudes ranging up to 6,000 metres (19,700 ft). The birds have a specialized variant of the hemoglobin alphaD subunit; this protein has a high affinity for oxygen, which allows the species to take up oxygen efficiently despite the low partial pressure in the upper troposphere. A Rüppell's Vulture was confirmed to have been ingested by a jet engine of an airplane flying over Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire on November 29, 1973 at an altitude of 11,000 metres (36,100 ft). "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
  19. Yes, truly the epitome and model of maturity and professionalism. Setting the bar to a...special height. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
  20. Sooner than expected, like say, this month? or this year?
  21. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RV46fsmx6E "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
  22. Two words for you: Sam Harris http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4erANdR9Yw "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
  23. 1 under/forward of the strut with foot on wheel, 2 on step/strut, 1 in the door then just fly together... there's actually plenty of time. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
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    Fusion

    +1.... of course. No need and therefore no demand. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957
  25. He doesn't remotely need to be... this is governmentland, rules are FUMU (f^%$ up move up), and where businesses are rewarded for failing. Afterall, it's all on taxpayer dime so who cares. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957