[antimedia] antimedia: Patterico shows....

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Posted by antimedia:
Patterico shows....
http://www.antimedia.us/posts/1147747051.shtml


   ....how [1]silly and pathetically hypocritical the faux outrage of the
   left is over the NSA phone records dustup.

     Well, obviously, this is a complete outrage. Next thing you know,
     the government will require me to tell it: what I do for a living;
     exactly how much I make; where I live; what stocks I buy and sell,
     and for how much; what I pay in property taxes; and how much profit
     I make on my investments. If we just sit still like sheep, weâll
     end up having to disclose our birthdates â and, God help us, even
     our Social Security numbers.
     If that ever comes to pass, youâll know that we are truly living in
     the reincarnation of Nazi Germany.
     Now, if youâll excuse me, I have to go do my taxes.

   A commenter was [2]even more revealing.

     I recently received from the U.S. Department of Commerce a brochure
     entitled âThe American Community Surveyâ that Iâm supposed to fill
     out and return. A note I received a few days earlier advised me
     that my âresponse is required by law.â Among the items the Commerce
     Department wants to know in this 24-page survey are the names,
     ages, jobs, employers, ethnicities, education levels, total income,
     sources of income of everyone in my household, as well as the
     amounts of my mortgage payment, utility bills, water and sewer
     bills, property taxes, and insurance. Much more is requested, but
     the list above will give you an idea of just how inquisitive the
     Commerce Department is.

   And if you think Qwest is the good guy in all this, check out [3]who
   they share their data with which, oddly enough, doesn't include the
   government. I guess that's because Qwest couldn't make any money off
   that deal.

References

   1. http://patterico.com/2006/05/15/4570/our-nazi-federal-government/
   2. http://patterico.com/2006/05/15/4570/our-nazi-federal-government/#comment-39238
   3. http://powerlineblog.com/archives/014060.php