Still a Land of the Free (for now)
June 14, 2005
I just returned from my favorite place, St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The locals there are very entrepreneurial and libertarian in attitude. After arriving by ferry from St. Thomas, I usually walk a block to pick up my rental jeep from St. John Car Rental. This time, there was a permanently-affixed sign behind the cashier that read:
“Due to the Greed and Wastefulness of the U.S.Virgin Islands government we are now forced to add a $2 per day tax to our daily car rentals. We feel we are already taxed enough, so please write our government to complain about this.”
How refreshing to find an entrepreneur who is willing to openly challenge the suffocating state bureacracy like this. This lone entrepreneur has more guts and intelligence in this regard than all the cowardly, bureaucratic lapdog CEOs of the “Fortune 500” combined.
If you’re ever in St. John and need to rent a car, patronize St. John Car Rental.
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