Posted on 07/23/2013 7:26:25 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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.
There are thousands of other examples.The monitoring is in place all that is required from here is the clampdown.
The differences, between now and 1975 in the business sector are even more prevalent. In recent years, in industry after industry regulations and prohibitions have been poured on top of free markets. It doesn't look like things will get any better in years to come. Eventually, the economy will suffocate and collapse, if this continues.
Williams and Drango were lucky.
They missed out on all the child abuse /s
They could my dad used to have me run in and get his at the store
Libertarian theology apparently does not believe in national borders.
That's one way to read it. The other way would be to reflect on how few illegals were in the country in 1975 before the mass invasion began in earnest. One of the things that makes me hate my government, regardless of which party holds power, is the cross purposes at which it works due to its ever-expanding size and desire to control. One arm of the government decides illegal immigration is just fine and halts state attempts to fight it, then another sets up unconstitutional 'checkpoints' all over the Southwest well within the border. This type of insanity has increased under Obama. One arm now send weapons to 'freedom fighters' aligned with al-Qaeda, while another monitors all communication and gropes me at the airport under the guise of stopping al-Qaeda.
Libertarians are not your enemy. We hate this administration at least as much as you do.
Meanwhile mylife was president of the the Sandusky fan club and celebrating his true liberty. /s
“No, but I could go to the 7-11 with a note from my Mom and buy a pack of cigarettes.”
Ha! I thought I was the only one who had to make that particular run to the store. I still remember handing the handwritten note with “Please sell my son two packs of cigarettes”*** scrawled across it.
***(filtered menthols, of course)
I *also* remember the time a friend of mine and I slipped in pack of Swisher Sweet cigars and proceeded to smoke the entire pack that afternoon. (To be followed shortly thereafter by a green-gilled promise that I would never, ever smoke again.)
I was a mother/homemaker. My husband worked for $2.50 per hour. I could take my daughter and myself to the doctor without insurance and afford to pay his fee without any problem. I also stopped by the pharmacy on the way home and don’t ever remember thinking it was expensive. I paid the doctor and hospital fees for delivery without insurance. I also used BC pills which I paid for monthly.
Things really have changed!
I also remember being able to go to a bar and drink a beer when I was 18... that was 1979. Heck, my mom was in the middle of some grand cooking experiment she couldn't leave, and she sent me to a liquor store to pick up some wine for her recipe when I was in high school. Maybe I was 16. No big deal. I told the clerk I needed burgundy, and she asked me what my mom was cooking! My mother was quite a famous cook, at least locally.
I could barely see over the steering wheel, and yet drove a pickup truck all over our farm, although the parents wouldn't let me get on the main road.
When I was a young teenager, if my Dad was fishing or otherwise engaged in manly pursuits with his buddies, they'd turn a blind eye while we boys stole a beer or two out of the cooler.
They just needed plausible deniability if our Moms caught on! LOL
“But you can still vote without an ID.”
...as many times as you like!
LOL! You are a riot.
I thank God everyday, that I was not raised like today’s children.
One not on the list, but I know you could do back in the day but not now: buy a 600-count bottle of Sudafed tablets at the drugstore.
Heck, I expect a visit from the ATF tonight just for mentioning it!
They could in 1965. I used to walk down to the drug store and buy 'em for my mom.
I wasn't a minor in 1975, so I can't talk to that.
LOL! When I was in in 5th grade (+/- 1971) my mom sent me on my bike with a hand written note to by Old Gold smokes with some bread or milk many times. The clerk never batted an eye about it.
“I don’t think minors could buy cigarettes in 1975.”
We sure could.
Ahh, those 35 cents a pack cigarettes. They were about $3 a carton. I could buy a case of beer for $3 and change. I would go in with my roommate and buy a case of liquor (12 bottles of assorted bourbon, tequila, rum, vodka, gin or whatever) for $30-$40 depending on the brands selected. We got a discount based on buying by the case. Retired from the Olympic drinking team, I now make 3-4 bottles last 5 years. ;o)
3.2 beer, right?
And if you did not have the money, the Doc would work out a barter that was acceptable.
LOL!
Oh. The dreaded “near beer.” I remember that was in Florida, but in Mississippi an 18 year old got regular old beer.
You could chew your poptart into any shape you wanted and not get busted.
You could buy any toilet, showerhead, or light bulb you wanted.
You have a wanton disregard for the planet, and humanity in general! /s
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