Will Grigg?s Liberty Minute

May 3, 2010

At first glance, the TV ad seems like an Orwellian satire.
Under the narration of a vaguely mechanical female voice, the earth is shown from the perspective of a distantly orbiting surveillance satellite.

?Your name is Tom. You live just off Fifth Street,? recites the voice. ?Nice house, Tom. Nice car. What?s not so nice is that you owe Pennsylvania $4212 in back taxes. ?

As the camera pulls closer to the ground, the narrator urges ?Tom? to pay the assessment by June 18.

?Tom, we know who you are,? concludes the clip as what appears to be a targeting scope focuses on a specific house. The closing title card warns: ?Find us before we find you.?

This isn?t a satire. It is a public service spot produced by the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, paid for with tax dollars extorted from ?Tom? and millions like him. It is a potent illustration of the tax-consuming class?s unremitting war against the productive ? and the totalitarian means at their disposal.

Let us take back the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free.