They Are Systematically Destroying Our Independence And Making Us All Serfs Of The State

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Michael Snyder
Economic Collapse
August 13, 2013

The percentage of Americans that are economically independent has dropped to a stunningly low level. 

In order to be economically independent, you have got to be able to take care of yourself without any assistance from anyone else. 

Unless you are independently wealthy, that means that you either have your own business or you have a full-time job. 

Unfortunately, as you will see below, the percentage of Americans that are self-employed is at an all-time record low and the percentage of Americans with a full-time job has declined to a level not seen in about 30 years. 

As a result, more Americans than ever find themselves forced to turn to the government for assistance. 

When you add it all up, about half of all Americans get money from the government each month these days. 

And yes, there will always be poor people that cannot take care of themselves that need help, but when you have more than half of the population dependent on the government that is a major problem. 

You see, the truth is that our independence is systematically being taken away from us and we are steadily being made serfs of the state. 

And once you become a serf of the state, it is very hard to resist anything the government is doing in a meaningful way. 

After all, the money that you are getting from the government is enabling you to survive.  In essence, your allegiance has been at least partially purchased and you may not even realize it.

Of course this is not how the United States was supposed to operate.  We were never intended to be a collectivist nation.  Rather, we were intended to be a country where liberty and freedom thrived and where most people would be able to independently take care of themselves.

Unfortunately, it is becoming increasingly difficult to be economically independent in America today. 

One reason for this is that the environment for small businesses in this country is the most toxic that it has ever been before.  The federal government, our state governments and even our local governments are constantly coming up with new ways to oppress small business.

And just this week we learned that the IRS is specifically targeting small business owners and sending them threatening letters.

Yes, you read that correctly.  Despite all of the trouble that the IRS is currently in, they are still choosing to specifically go after small businesses with both barrels.  As a recent Forbes article explained, the IRS plans to send threatening letters to 20,000 small businesses all over the country…

The tax agency is doing some targeting of its own, fingering at least 20,000 small businesses. And that number will grow. The scrutiny on this group and in this way is a little frightening. Small business people across America are receiving IRS notices. More will be coming. The IRS gathers data from many third parties—including credit card companies—to see if you picked up every nickel of income.

This is absolutely disgusting, but it is just another example of how small business is being eradicated in the United States.  As I mentioned in aprevious article, the percentage of Americans that are self-employed has dropped to a record low…

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