Comments on Pro Libertate: The Raid In Rio, Pt. I

Yes, I stand corrected. It was Wyocena and not Ri...

2008-07-03T19:30:00.000-06:00

Yes, I stand corrected. It was Wyocena and not Rio but it was highway 16

It was Hwy 16, not Hwy 51, so YOU are inaccurate.S...

2007-07-10T08:44:00.000-06:00

It was Hwy 16, not Hwy 51, so YOU are inaccurate.

Sorry.

Just a little update. They owed approximately $10...

2007-06-03T11:19:00.000-06:00

Just a little update. They owed approximately $10,000 back taxes on property worth about $200,000. The mover, who claims he gave them a big break, submitted a bill to the county for $33,000. Now that isn't counting storage and other costs. As far as I can ascertain, the only "crimes" they have ever been charged with or traffic violation, ie: non registration and driving after revocation. A person who was at their initial hearing, claims they were railroaded at that hearing. Their trial is coming up very soon. I believe it is later this month.

This was in Wyocena, not Rio and it was highway 51...

2007-05-10T07:52:00.000-06:00

This was in Wyocena, not Rio and it was highway 51 not 16. Otherwise, it is accurate.

The Sundsmos are lucky that they are alive. The l...

2007-04-10T11:59:00.000-06:00

The Sundsmos are lucky that they are alive. The local media in southern Wisconsin played up the story that they were dangerous anti-government activists. When that didn't wash, local authorities tried to link the Sundsmos to the dissapearence of Beth Kunz, a young woman who was apparently murdered a few years back although her body has never been found. No body was found on the Sundsoms property either.

I shudder to think how government can trample of peoples' rights and no one seems to care.

You are absolutely correct. I work for a timber in...

2007-03-19T14:50:00.000-06:00

You are absolutely correct. I work for a timber investment firm, in New England, and on occasion acquire timberland parcels via tax sale auctions. All profits from the sales minus any liens or other liabilities go straight into the mouth of our bloated local governments.It is sickening how huge our local and state governments are and the destructive effect it has having upon those who are "land rich" but "cash poor".

Will,This is one of many cases where the local gov...

2007-03-19T09:34:00.000-06:00

Will,

This is one of many cases where the local government is seizing private property on account of the property owener failing to pay property taxes. It seems to me that the whole notion of an individual being able to own priviate property in this country is an illusion. Allow me to explain.

The fact is that if the government, under the color of law, has the ability to seize a persons land and /or home for failure to pay a tax (a tax, by the way, whose constitutional legitimacy I question), then the person in question does not own the property, but rather the property in question is merely leased from the local government. Property seized under such circumstances is sold off at auction and, unless I am mistaken, the property owner most likely will never see a dime. The various lien-holders, e.g., the local government and the bank, abscond with the proceeds from the sale. The property owner is left only with the debt from the portion of the mortgage that the auction did not cover since properties auctioned under these circumstances rarely brings anything resembling full market value.

What are your thoughts on this?