We talk a lot about the government and its inability and unwillingness to control its own growth. We talk a lot about the uselessness of the constitution in reigning in the powers of government. We talk a lot about how voting has very little if any impact on meaningful change in the government. Now let's talk about something that does have an impact.
Let's talk about the action of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs are the front lines of any push back against the government. They are the ones to push back against regulations. They are the ones to decide whether to provide a product or service that may or may not be "allowed" by the government.
Make no mistake about it - the person dealing weed out of their apartment is as much of an entrepreneur as the person running a fully state-sanctioned, licensed business. It was the state's inability to even slow the growth of marijuana use with its multi-billion-dollar war on drugs that has made marijuana legal in most states now.
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This in large part is because of the entrepreneur who refused to bow to the state's commandments. These millions of entrepreneurs who used to operate in the black market now operate in the gray market.
And, it's not just the weed dealers either. What about all those people that started giving rides under the Uber umbrella when it wasn't legal in most of the states they operated in. The point is that there are enough people willing to accept the risks of dealing in a black market that it can impact the actions of the government.
We often hear the phrase "Vote with your pocketbook". This is the only vote that matters when it comes to government.
If you want to reduce or eliminate government then take the fight to the market and forget about the ballot box. We should all know by now that's a rigged game.
Find a gray or black market that will allow you to use your own skill sets and start a business.
Evaluate your own aversion to risk and find a sector in the gray or black market that aligns with that tolerance level.
Stop operating in the white market where the government has all the control and takes whatever it wants from you at will.
If you're unfamiliar with the different market classifications I've been discussing then I suggest listening to "What is Agorism: Part 2".
This is how entrepreneurship is an act of rebellion. Starting a gray market or black market business allows you to keep more of your own money while diminishing the power of the state and voicing an opinion about the tyranny of government.
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Quite a bit of the issue is the fact that the government is forcing so much more banking regulations and a lot more oversight so that they find even the smallest amount of taxable income that they can milk.
Let's go for the entire legalized cannabis that was billed as going directly to help out our children and school system as well as fix the roads.
However the far majority of the money actually really went to a political slush fund for the individuals who voted on it to get a massive amount of taxes and income just for approving this.
Why is it that the government can get so much in taxes and there's never enough for schools or roads however all of these politicians make massive amounts of money....
And they always want more money from you because they apparently can't afford to get the job done with what they're currently getting. So really what this is, is the people being lazy and not holding crooked politicians accountable.
It is time that we start fighting back and supporting local grassroots businesses as well as being self-sufficient with our food and our own products.
That's the main reason why they really hate this platform.
By the way hivelist.io my friend has way for you to buy and open up a digital online store and take cryptocurrencies for the products that you're selling.
The government gets way too much taxes as it is and cannot even take care of business with what it currently has therefore under the current system of over taxation and over regulation any attempt at freedom is an act of rebellion.
Taxation is now actually worse than serfdom in medieval times, back then, it was only 25% that they took. Now it's closer to 30-40%! And for what? The govt is just a horrible middle man, basically acting like the mafia. Pay up or else.
I remember about 20 years ago, CA tried to push legal marijuana through, and it was the pot farmers who voted against it, because they didn't want to get taxed and regulated.
I will check out Hivelist, ty!
Absolutely of course and the first year they tried passing legalized cannabis in Washington we refused mainly over the medical patients being prosecuted for being driving while intoxicated. Even though that's not the way that cannabis impairs you.
We have so many more tools and ways to interact and work with other human beings....
Are you trading yet?
Trading like bartering or trading like crypto?
Actually I've been doing both with both!!!!
LoL. And if you want to learn how to trade and barter crypto on our blockchain with what you already have.... I'm definitely using the rewards for more growth myself!
I do trade crypto, but have not been lately. Should probably get back into it!
I've been doing phenomenally well trading on our decentralized finances as well as entering in a bunch of these diesel pools.
It is pretty amazing all of our opportunities!
Let alone doing fundraisers.
Personally my entire block is a fundraiser me and puppy dog are working as hard as we can on being able to afford a small piece of land.
Things are really expensive however I feel that getting my own homestead going is probably the smartest and most fulfilling dream.
One of these days I'll be rich but it isn't today. So back to the hard work and all of the financial moves that I've been working on.