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As I've stated in previous posts, I'm a movie buff. Today, I happened to see the movie "Men In Black" being aired on TBS. This humorous spoof on a secret government agency is a very entertaining movie. However, like most spoofs, they are based on something known or real. Many spoofs in the movie industry might be based on other movies.

This spoof is above a secret government agency that is designed to track (space) alien movements on the planet. Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones do a commendable job in acting with this comedy. Without getting into the reality of this movie, consider this, there are many government agencies that are responsible for tracking the movements of our citizens, illegal aliens (foreign humans), illegal criminals, terrorists, etc. They all have their own abbreviation signifying their identity - FBI, CIA, ATF, DEA, NSA, DHS, TSA, INS, SEC, etc. It does seem that the government can't come up with more than 3 letters in their naming conventions.

Another movie that comes to mind regarding government agencies is "Enemy of the State" with Will Smith and Gene Hackman. This movie is downright scary in the technological abilities these government agencies (in this movie it is the National Security Agency - NSA) have at their disposal to track and investigate. In this movie, Will Smith becomes an innocent target of the agency because he is passed video information about an assassination of a senator. The agents from the NSA were stopping at nothing to eliminate the threat Smith's character could reveal if he lived. Think about this - they stop at nothing to eliminate the threat, even if it means killing.

You might want to believe all of these agencies exist for your protection. However, as I've pointed out in previous posts, it is for control. I deliberately left off the IRS as another agency, because it is not part of the government. Most people would agree that the IRS is not there for our protection. Fear is a very important tool for control. Why does the IRS need to use intimidation and fear to enforce their rules? Is it because that most people don't want to pay taxes?

That is certainly part of it. However, if the system did not take such a large portion of people's income, if the proceeds actually went to civic and infrastructural improvements, most people would be more positive toward income tax. Also, if the tax code and rules were more easily understandable, the people would also be less resistant. But as pointed out in yesterday's post, the rules and guidelines are meant to be confusing and circular so you are frustrated. They need to be deceptive because the true purpose of the taxes would never be accepted by the public.

Just think about this for a moment and come up with your own answers.

Are we really living in the land of the free and the home of the brave? Or are we the land of sheep and the slaves of the tyrants and manipulators? Remember, there is a profound difference between a republic and a democracy. Our founding fathers set up a republic that was ruled by the people's elected leaders. Our federal government at the beginning of our country had very weak powers and clearly limited abilities on purpose. That is not the government we have today.

Do we live in fear of our government? Our founding fathers wanted the government to fear the public because they had the power to take away the power of the government. Today, that is not the case. History has proven time and time again, all democracies fail over time because of power and corruption of a few.

How long will it last for us? As always, you have a choice. What will you do?

This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: 'I will put an iron yoke on the necks of all these nations to make them serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and they will serve him. I will even give him control over the wild animals.' Jeremiah 28:14 (NIV)

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