{"id":1096,"date":"2009-12-26T16:36:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-26T16:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bluetablepainting.com\/blog\/?p=1096"},"modified":"2009-12-26T16:36:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-26T16:36:00","slug":"outlaws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bluetablepainting.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/outlaws\/","title":{"rendered":"Outlaws"},"content":{"rendered":"

Got this email from a friend of mine:<\/p>\n

Hi Shawn,<\/span><\/p>\n

First off, Merry Christmas to you, your family, the assemblers and artists at the studio.<\/span><\/p>\n

On December 5th, you posted a letter from a client from Denmark. He mentions the high tax rate but then goes on to say that they have free education, free health care, etc. <\/span><\/p>\n

I was reading a motorcycle magazine in a waiting room and saw an article about some Danish motorcycle makers. One particular line caught my eye. <\/span><\/p>\n

A Harley Davidson Iron 883 sells in the US for $7899. It sells for the equivalent of $28,000 in Denmark due to high taxes.<\/span><\/p>\n

That is nearly a direct quote as I wrote it down.<\/span><\/p>\n

“High Taxes”? “Free Education and Health Care”?<\/span><\/p>\n

When you want to buy a simple motorcycle and and up paying 4 times the real cost in additional taxes to pay for it, High taxes is hardly a fitting term. It also puts the “free” in education and health care into focus. If you wanted to buy a used mini van for $5000 for your family, in Denmark it would cost $20,000. <\/span><\/p>\n

I also wanted to tell you about one of my Christmas presents. The Freedom Outlaw’s Handbook: 179 Things to Do ‘Til the Revolution<\/span>
http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Freedom-Outlaws-Handbook-Things-Revolution\/dp\/1581605781\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1261844566&sr=8-1<\/a><\/p>\n

You need to get and read this book.<\/span><\/p>\n

SA<\/span>

—
I own me. I own my output. I have an unalienable right to defend myself, by whatever means necessary, against predators and looters.<\/p>\n

And I am damned tired of my servants in government acting otherwise.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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