Sunday, September 1, 2013

Has Liberty Slipped Away? Look At This List


10 Things You Could Do in 1975 That You Can't Do Now*

In 1975:

1.You could buy an airline ticket and fly without ever showing an ID.

2.You could buy cough syrup without showing an ID.

3.You could buy and sell gold coins without showing an ID

4.You could buy a gun without showing an ID

5.You could pull as much cash out of your bank account without the bank filing a report with the government.

6.You could get a job without having to prove you were an American.

7.You could buy cigarettes without showing an ID

8.You could have a phone conversation without the government knowing who you called and who called you.

9. You could open a stock brokerage account without having to explain where the money came from.

10. You could open a Swiss bank account with ease. All Swiss banks were willing and happy to open accounts for Americans.

*This list has been making the round on the Internet. We don't know if it's entirely true or not or where it got started, but it certainly seems plausible. And, we're told there are countless other limitation to our liberty since 1975 that you could add to this list. Bit by bit, day by day, minute by minute, it does seem like our freedoms are slipping away.

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