We Don’t Need No Steenking National ID
For those of our dear readers who chafe at the idea of a national ID card, just… stop.
Privacy is deader than a Norwegian Blue parrot.
They know when you are sleeping. They know when you’re awake. They know if you’ve been good or bad.
The upside is that each of us is up to no good at some level and to some degree, and statute enforcement agents have limited resources. The more information they have access to, the more they have to prioritize their targets, meaning that they will have increasingly less time to prosecute victimless ‘crimes’.
It’s like speed limits in Miami: the cops are too busy chasing real criminals to enforce piffling trivia like tailgating truckers and people driving the wrong way up the emergency lane on I-95 [a motorway/freeway that passes through downtown Miami]. (Although, pervesely, they do have time to patrol the high-occupancy vehicle lane during morning rush hour.)
The Age of Decadence is upon us, thanks in very large measure to Big Brother.
Fiddle while Rome burns and invest accordingly.
CWE
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They’ll keep patroling the highways so long as those easy to issue fines are a good source of revenue. Last time I was pulled over the policeman helpfully reminded me that I could pay the fine by Visa or MasterCard. That’s what it’s all about.