Disobey the Veterinarian-Industrial Complex . . .
June 1, 2015
. . . and you may be fined and imprisoned for “animal cruelty.” This is what a Florida woman is threatened with after refusing to be plundered with a $3,000 vet bill to treat her beloved, aged dog’s infected teeth. One has to wonder when vets were given IRS-style taxing powers.
What’s next on the road to galloping totalitarianism — fining teachers for rewarding kids for good academic performance with candy? Placing citizens in a government cage for making too much noise in bed in the middle of the night?
Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo [send him mail] is a former professor of economics at Loyola University Maryland and a longtime member of the senior faculty of the Mises Institute. He is the author or co-author of eighteen books including The Real Lincoln; How Capitalism Saved America; Lincoln Unmasked; Hamilton's Curse; Organized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About Government; The Problem with Socialism; and The Politically-Incorrect Guide to Economics.
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