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Millionaires and Billionaires: terrible people       of government power. They may also be
        who have a lot because they didn’t give it to you.      pre-emptively eliminated in the pursuit of
        Actual net worth may be considerably less, but          government power
        the term puts their avarice into perspective for
                                                                   Parents: People who provide children for the
        the average voter.
                                                                government.
           Property tax: A punishment issued by
                                                                   Pandemic: A serious and sometimes deadly
        government that addresses your ownership
                                                                disease that only the government understands.
        of tangible property. The inability to pay is
                                                                Do whatever the government tells you to do, or
        irrelevant; however, the ability to pay more than
                                                                you will die.
        you do IS relevant.
                                                                   Expert: Anyone who tells people what the
           1984: A handy guide for government officials
                                                                government wants them to believe on a particular
        to follow.
                                                                subject. Proper attire is required, such as a white
           Money: A representation of the value of goods        lab coat or an Ivy League sport jacket. Accessories
        and services, but which the public is trained to        may include a stethoscope and/or a clipboard.
        believe has actual intrinsic value.
                                                                   Kook: Anyone who would ever believe that the
           Investment: Deficit spending by government.          government would lie to us.

           Inflation: the natural result of investment.            Fringe kook: Anyone who tries to prove that
        One of its benefits is that it encourages people to     the government is lying to us.
        believe that they are getting more when in reality,
                                                                   Mainstream Journalist: Anyone who knows
        they are getting less.
                                                                very little about most things, pretends to know
           Freedom: the ability to do as one pleases,           everything, and delivers the government’s
        so long as it does not clash with the designs of        message to the people. One of the important
        government.                                             functions of a mainstream journalist is to stand
                                                                outside in the middle of a hurricane, and warn
           Human rights: Those things which the
                                                                people not to stand outside in the middle of a
        government permits us to have or to do, and in
                                                                hurricane. Other functions include interviewing
        some cases, provides. These are always subject to
                                                                experts, lecturing the public on common sense
        change as government sees fit.
                                                                issues, and telling people what their opinions are.
           Political party: A collection of individuals
                                                                   Thinking: An activity in which only
        whose aim is to have power over the people.
                                                                government is capable of engaging, since most
           Political promise: A pledge that is made by a        human beings are incapable of critical, rational
        party or candidate that has an expiration date. Its     thought. Those few who are capable of such
        purpose is usually limited to attracting voters to a    thought are invariably greedy.
        candidate or the party.
                                                                   Government: A controlling body consisting of
           Term in office: A defined period of time,            human beings.
        during which the office holder dedicates himself
                                                                   Feel free to tear out this handy little guide,
        or herself to raising money for the purpose of
                                                                and carry it with you, in order that you may
        running for re-election. This may also include
                                                                better understand how government works, and
        efforts to secure additional power.
                                                                how little you are capable of doing without the
           Children: Useful pawns in the pursuit                assistance, guidance, and control of government.


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