TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
When you’re a government agency, asking for a tax increase is always a hassle. As Ryan McMaken notes, for the most part, taxpayers don’t like taxes, and if asked if they want to pay more, they’re likely to often say “no.” Moreover, when public officials pass tax increases, they may face the wrath of taxpayers at Read More…
The US Drug Enforcement Administration seized $3.2 billion in cash over a 10-year period from people who were never under criminal investigation, according to a Justice Department inspector general report. Agents confiscated vehicles, jewelry, and houses, but mostly cash. “For the majority of the seizures we examined, the department could not verify that the seizure Read More…
Last month President Donald Trump threatened the career of a State Senator who suggested that civil asset forfeiture laws must be reformed. The practice, which allows law enforcement officials a wide berth when dealing with what they deem to be suspicious circumstances regarding the possession of cash or property, allows police to simply take money Read More…
Mansfield, OH — If a dozen men armed with assault rifles drove up to your house, smashed out your doors and windows, ransacked your belongings, and robbed you of your hard-earned money — this story would undoubtedly be on news channels across the country. People would quickly arm themselves and groups would form to protect Read More…
Update from story of Charles Clarke and the article: Seizing the American Dream: A Sad Tale of Civil Asset Forfeiture Authorities at a Kentucky airport confiscated the life savings of student Charles Clarke in early 2014 on an unverified suspicion that the cash was connected to illicit drug sales. Now, the US has settled with Read More…
A California family is the latest victim of the government racket known as civil asset forfeiture, and theirs is a particularly disturbing case. Civil asset forfeiture is a nasty legal loophole that allows government thugs to steal your property without charging you with a crime. They can seize your cash, car, bank accounts, jewelry – Read More…