Once freedom is equated with a certain material standard of living, confiscation becomes the path to liberation.

Throughout history, politicians have used other people's property to buy themselves power. That is the primary achievement of the welfare state.

The more expansive government is, the more perils people face in daily lives, be it from IRS agents or from child support services, or from other agencies that often have little or no legal restraints on their power.

American democracy is capsizing as a result of the vast increase in the number of government dependents and government employees.

Liberty is a political firewall that limits the damage government can do to the individual.

The sheer number of government employees and welfare recipients effectively transforms the purpose of government from maintaining order to confiscating as much as possible from vulnerable taxpayers.

Part of the reason that the government's fear mongering is succeeding is because so many people are so ignorant, that it is easier for government to frighten people in submission.