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I read an email from Tom that brings the issue of guns up again.  Then I babble a bit about the 88 year old woman who was shot when police intruded her home for no reason and she dared to defend herself.

Minimum Wage / The Breakup of the Republican Party / Taxes as Policy / Guns / Frightened Parents / Michael Badnarik vs. Immigration

A message to Michael Badnarik regarding his stance on immigration.

Link to original interview: http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/09/18/063354.php

Yes, I'm a libertarian who is not a gun fanatic.  So sue me.  Since I am pro-choice in nearly everything, I'm pro choice for owning a gun.  Where is the line, though?  I am not pro-choice in owning nuclear weapons.

They did not support or bash either candidate.  And since Kerry voted for the war as well, how could they have?  I suppose they could have supported Badnarik, but no, they only mentioned Bush and Kerry, and their message was to them both.... [click pod above to hear the rest of this episode]

I don't like minimum wages.  I consider them price fixing, and that hurts the natural balance of the economy.  Let me negotiate my own wages!

Kevin's email regarding private zoning / Americans' lack of international interest / Age restrictions / Would eternal life be worth it? / A response to Bo regarding our selection of books on http://store.jeremywest.net / Eliza's fateful trip to the government unemployment office

Eliza takes the mic to ask the question: Don't we need legal age restrictions (i.e.--legal driving ages, legal drinking ages, etc.)?

I read an email from Kevin about zoning.  Would it be possible to have nice suburban neighbourhoods without government regulations?

Free Card Matrix (http://freecard.jeremywest.net) / Building walls / Drought relief / Trade embargos & sanctions / Is government like a religion? / Abe's email - welfare & social security

Related link: Fences Won't Work

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Should government be bailing out farmers during droughts?  Are there better long-term solutions?

Solar energy: tax? / Anarcho-capitalism / Rising petrol costs / Camping woes / Tax cuts = government giveaway?

Link Eliza promised:
http://www.pmc.gov.au/publications/energy_future/index.htm

Eliza's article is my inspiration for today: 

Rising petrol costs. No worries, mate!

Will rising fuel prices finally drive people to using renewable energy sources?  And has the oil industry's lock on energy been a vast right-left conspiracy?

I wonder aloud: is anarcharcy (specifically anarcho-capitalism) any better than totalitarianism?  Or is it simply a different form of dictatorship, wherein those with enough money to own enough land become mini kings?

Wikipedia Link: Anarcho-capitalism

I report the rumour I heard that solar power is costly because of special "solar power" taxes.  As this was unsubstantiated, I did find one article on government making other forms of energy more affordable than renewable forms

Diesel tax break tipped to affect solar power use

Natural Disasters / Rainforest Protection / Show Format / Rude Smokers / Income Taxes

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