I gave a friend a massage the other day, and I was thinking…
If I give my friend a massage, even if I paddle his heiny or ravish him, the government doesn’t care. Makes no matter to them what I do behind closed doors (at least for now).
If my friend takes me out to dinner and spends $20 on me, the government doesn’t care about that either.
But if I massage my friend and he then gives me $20, that’s when the government starts to care. The government feels it’s entitled to a cut of that money. Because it’s now called “income.”
And they need that income to pay the national debt to the Federal Reserve Bank (a private bank), which is pretty stupid considering our government has a constitutional right to mint its own money.
And then there’s the issue of licensing. Gosh, if I rub my friend’s body, who cares? Surely not the government. But if my friend gives me money for it, then I’m liable to licensing authorities.
I need to go to school for the appropriate hours of training and get certified. Then I need to be licensed. If I operate from my home, I need government permission and my neighbors must approve. My home must be inspected by health authorities.
All this to protect the consumer. What part should the consumer play in finding out the level of competency of their potential masseuse? You’d think the consumer would know better than to go a second time to someone who sucked at giving massages or whose workplace was dirty. Maybe without the government getting so involved we would rely more on word of mouth.
But all these poor consumers raised a ruckus at some point and said, “Uncle Sam, we want you to protect us.” Or maybe it was the American Medical Association that didn’t like the competition. So Uncle Sam has been out and about inspecting everybody’s neighbor for regulatory compliance.
Additional Reading:
The Real Reason for Inflation and Deflation
Oppose HR 2749 Allowing Increased Government Control over Small Farms
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