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In Act of Anti-Competitive Protectionism, Massachusetts Will Tax Ride-Hailing Apps to Subsidize Taxi Industry

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A driver displays Uber and Lyft ride sharing signs in his car windscreen in Santa Monica, California, U.S.

A driver displays Uber and Lyft ride sharing signs in his car windscreen in Santa Monica, California

Massachusetts to Tax Ride-Hailing Apps, Give the Money to Taxis:
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-massachusetts-uber-idUSKCN10U1ST

(David Ingram) Massachusetts is preparing to levy a 5-cent fee per trip on ride-hailing apps such as Uber and Lyft and spend the money on the traditional taxi industry, a subsidy that appears to be the first of its kind in the United States.

Republican Governor Charlie Baker signed the nickel fee into law this month as part of a sweeping package of regulations for the industry.

Ride services are not enthusiastic about the fee.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: Pathetic…

Dr. Ron Paul Called Congress “Psychopathic Authoritarians” Right to Their Faces – And, He Was Also Addressing All of Those Who “Endorse Government Force to Change the World”

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As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following captioned artwork here, being shared by the page, “V is for Voluntary,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

V is For Voluntary: And the only person to call Congress a bunch of authoritarian psychopaths to their faces! Happy Birthday, Ron Paul! ???

Spends it trolling the Fed: http://bit.ly/2bCxTlC

"Happy 81st Birthday, Dr. Ron Paul! -Never compromised beliefs -Never voted to raise taxes -Opposed every bailout -Woke up millions -Anti-war for life -Opposed war on drugs -Fought to end the Fed -Delivered 4,000 babies -Author of six books -US Air Force veteran"

“Happy 81st Birthday, Dr. Ron Paul!
-Never compromised beliefs
-Never voted to raise taxes
-Opposed every bailout
-Woke up millions
-Anti-war for life
-Opposed war on drugs
-Fought to end the Fed
-Delivered 4,000 babies
-Author of six books
-US Air Force veteran”

My Commentary: To correct the commentary by the original post, Paul technically called Congress “psychopathic authoritarians” right to their faces. Also, he was, in fact, referring to ALL of those who “endorse government initiated force to change the world,” – a reference to all of the DemoRepubliCrackpots out there who support the “War on Terror” and the “War on Drugs”.

Ron Paul’s Farewell Address to Congress (Nov. 2012):

Transcript:
http://www.campaignforliberty.org/national-blog/transcript-of-farewell-address/

What if Police Begin Labeling Their Reckless Murders “Collateral Damage”?

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Chicago Cops Using State Law to Kill then Charging Innocent People for Murder They Committed:
http://thefreethoughtproject.com/chicago-cops-state-law-kill/

An investigation into 10 recent Chicago criminal cases unearthed the extraordinary reach of the state’s “felony murder rule,” which is being used to cover up police crime, as well as prosecute and incarcerate the innocent, according to a report.

“Among the ten recent felony murder cases…three stem from police officers firing at fleeing vehicles in apparent violation of the department’s ‘deadly force’ policy, which since February 2015 has forbidden the practice,”according to findings by the Chicago Reader.

The revelation came while investigating the case of Tevin Louis, who was charged and convicted of the murder of his friend, Marquise Sampson, even though Sampson was fatally shot by police on Chicago’s South Side.

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: What if police just start calling their reckless murders of innocent bystanders and car passengers in their pursuit of suspects “collateral damage”? Will Americans start defending their actions? Or, is this practice only acceptable when the US military uses it as a label for the thousands of dead Iraqis, Afghanis, Pakistanis, Libyans, Yemenis, Somalians, and Syrians they’ve murdered in our name, and using our tax dollarsl? #InnocentLivesMatter
#CheckYourStatistPrivilege #DontLookNowButYourReligionIsShowing #BaalWorship

Obama-Led Drone Strikes Kill Innocents 90% of the Time in Afghanistan, in Just a Single Five-Month Campaign:
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/15/90-of-people-killed-by-us-drone-strikes-in-afghani/

“Good Intentions” Do Not Justify the Ill Effects of Meddling State Bureaucrats

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A Rule Meant to Reduce Neurosurgeon’s Fatigue Went Terribly Wrong:
http://www.learnliberty.org/blog/good-intentions-bad-policy-neurosurgeon-regulation/

Richard Menger, a neurosurgery resident at Louisiana State University’s Health Sciences Center, tells a surprising tale in an article for the Foundation for Economic Education: how a rule meant to reduce doctors’ fatigue made neurosurgery less safe.

The rule was made with good intentions. Tired doctors are more likely to make mistakes, so by limiting the hours medical residents are permitted to work in a given week, there should be fewer tired doctors making fewer mistakes.

The good intentions didn’t lead to good results, however…

(Read entire article here…)

My Commentary: “Good intentions” don’t justify the ill effects of such activity…

Attention, Police: Beating “Suspect” for “Non-Compliance” Will Immediately Result in a Defensive Posture, Not a Handcuff Posture

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As I scrolled through my Facebook news feed, I discovered the following artwork here, being shared by the page, “Police the Police,” and originally posted it to my own wall, along with commentary…

"Attn police everywhere, repeatedly punching someone in the head won't make them put their hands behind their back; it will instinctually make them protect themselves."

“Attn police everywhere, repeatedly punching someone in the head won’t make them put their hands behind their back; it will instinctually make them protect themselves.”

My Commentary: Exactly.