Seat belts and camping permits? That constitutes an "overzealous government?" That's the sum total of experiences that equates to not having "been a free man for many years?"
No, it also includes many other things in my daily life that do not interest you guys which is fine. Not sure why you would ask in a sincere manner when all you really want to do is poke fun.
I define freedom as being free to do as I please as long as I do not take away another's at the same time, our government is clearly keeping me from doing that and no I don't care to explain it to those not wanting to listen.
I did a remodel in my house recently, and there was a big discussion about how we could rip something out so that we could put in the required outlet within 6 feet of another outlet... even though it made no sense to put or need an outlet in that area.
I'm considering investing in a US oil well in hopes of getting an above the line deduction this year so that I can get my AGI down to a tax credit that I'm phased out for. I don't really want to invest in an oil well, but it would definitely be worth it to get that tax credit. I don't know if this will exist at the end of 2017, do I set the money aside for that? Do I invest it elsewhere in the meantime? Should I assume that tax deduction doesn't exist?
It turns out that I can't rent a place to a family member below fair market value and still take depreciation on the house. That feeds in to whether I buy a property, and if so, what kind of rental situation do I have?
Do I sell stock to take losses to offset the gains that I've had in other stock? I wouldn't normally sell that stock, and I have to pay a transaction fee to do so, but doing so could defer a tax liablity so maybe I should.
Even though I don't use my front porch, I have to clear it of snow so that I don't get sued by someone slipping on it.
I wanted to take my handguns to the gun range because I hadn't shot them in a few years and wanted to make sure I had recent practice (and that the springs in my 9mm magazine are still producing enough force). What is CO law for transporting a gun to a range? Do I have to keep them in a locked trunk? A locked container inside the locked trunk? Does ammo have to be kept in a separate container? What about when I'm walking from the parking lot into the range itself? What are the rules for transporting a gun on my person for a few feet?
It really does never end.
It's so many times worse when you own a business. Someone from Canada wants to buy my product? Well, if I sell it to you I'm an exporter so I have to go through US export law and Canadian customs. Someone from Norway wants to buy my product, new laws to sift through. Sweden has strict regulations about how much of the product packaging has to be recyclable, and it has to have the proper markings on the package to indicate which codes it adheres to. I forced customers to have a US shipping address specifically so that I could avoid exporting products. This led many of my customers to hire a company in the US to provide them with a shipping forwarding address so that I could ship to a US location and the shipping forwarding service would send my product on outside of the US - effectively making my customers importers of my goods.
Oh, and I have to charge like 4 at least taxes depending on whether people are ordering from my state, county, and city...and don't get me started on the income tax reporting from all of that.
...and none of that includes hiring a single person!
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