Bayxit? One in three Bavarians wants independence from Berlin – poll

Bayxit? One in three Bavarians wants independence from Berlin – poll:
Almost one third of the respondents in Bavaria say they want independence from Germany, according to a new poll, which also showed that the southern region has the strongest secessionist sentiment among all German states.

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Countries rise, and countries fall. Nobody assumes that the world map of the future will look like our modern map. Succession and unification movements exist all over the world, providing various possibilities for future countries.

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Catalonia sets date for landmark vote on independence from Spain

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Yemen protesters call for southern secession

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Lower Taxes, Higher Revenue

Simpsons recognise Cornish fight for independence

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Canterbury Armed Forces 2017

25 Crazy Facts You Never Knew About Switzerland

Liechtenstein - RICHEST nation in the world ($140K per capita)

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Clarke and Dawe - Thank God it couldn’t happen here.

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Tax Freedom Day:first February 2018

California Dreaming: Calls for state secession from USA grows

Secession is in the air: Can a US state legally ‘Brexit’?

Secession is in the air: Can a US state legally ‘Brexit’?

Secession is in the air: Can a US state legally ‘Brexit’?

Würzburg, Germany now

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The Conch Republic

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Rome’s Flat Tax Created the Biggest Economic Boom in History

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Taxation Poem

by Anonymous

Tax his land, tax his wage,
Tax his bed in which he lays.
Tax his tractor, tax his mule,
Teach him taxes is the rule

Tax his cow, tax his goat,
Tax his pants, tax his coat.
Tax his ties, tax his shirts,
Tax his work, tax his dirt

Tax his chew, tax his smoke,
Teach him taxes are no joke.
Tax his car, tax his grass,
Tax the roads he must pass

Tax his food, tax his drink,
Tax him if he tries to think.
Tax his sodas, tax his beers,
If he cries, tax his tears

Tax his bills, tax his gas,
Tax his notes, tax his cash.
Tax him good and let him know
That after taxes, he has no dough

If he hollers, tax him more,
Tax him until he's good and sore.
Tax his coffin, tax his grave,
Tax the sod in which he lays

Put these words upon his tomb,
"Taxes drove me to my doom!"
And when he's gone, we won't relax,
We'll still be after the inheritance tax 

"Calexit" is the new secession movement in California

Orxit? Orkney Islands could demand to leave UK and Scotland

The Orkney Islands are considering declaring independence from the UK and Scotland following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union.

The motion to investigate “greater autonomy or self-determination” for the islands, located north of Scotland, was passed by 13 of the Islands Council’s 21 members.

It requires the council’s chief executive to draw up a report considering “whether the people of Orkney could exercise self-determination if faced with further national or international constitutional changes. Or indeed to decide if more autonomy might be beneficial for the wellbeing of Orkney.”

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The Case for a Flat Tax

List of micronations

Micronations, sometimes also referred to as model countries and new country projects, are small, self-proclaimed entities that claim to be independent sovereign states but which are not acknowledged as such by any recognised sovereign state, or by any supranational organization. They should not be confused with microstates, which are recognised independent states of a small size, nor should they be confused with unrecognised states, which may have legitimate claim to sovereign state status.

Motivations for the creation of micronations include theoretical experimentation, political protest, artistic expression, personal entertainment and the conduct of criminal activity. Micronations can also exist in various forms, including in the physical world (on land, at sea and in outer space), online, in the minds of their creators, or some combination of these. Some micronations issue coins, flags, postage stamps, passports, medals, and other items.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_micronations

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Canterbury to install more advanced Early Warning System.

Why Christchurch Should Build Higher?

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New industry for Canterbury

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Spaniards, Exhausted by Politics, Warm to Life Without a Government

By RAPHAEL MINDER and DAVID ZUCCHINOOCT. 2, 2016

MADRID — For the past 288 days, Spain has plodded along without an elected national government. For some Spaniards, this is a wonderful thing.

“No government, no thieves,” said Félix Pastor, a language teacher who, like many voters, is fed up with the corruption and scandals that tarnished the two previous governing parties.

Mr. Pastor, a wiry, animated 59-year-old, said Spain could last without a government “until hell freezes over” because politicians were in no position to do more harm.

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Medieval Festival in Rebellious Catalonia Takes on Modern Meaning

BERGA, Spain — The Patum, a spectacular festival here that dates to medieval times, plays out the struggle between good and evil — represented by costumes and statues of angels, fire-wielding demons and dragons, and Christian knights fighting Turks and Moors — amid raucous celebrations over five days.

But here in the heartland of Catalonia, the festival has also come to symbolize the far more modern political and social struggles of Spain — between right and left, church and state, the Spanish government in Madrid and Catalan secessionists.

Catalonia’s independence drive has imbued the Patum, like so many other cultural symbols and expressions here, with ever greater nationalist significance for Catalans.

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Daniel Hannan - Why Britain should leave the EU

Arthur's Pass, New Zealand

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Scottish referendum explained for non-Brits

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The First Amendment: Liberal Edition

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Everything About the New Country Liberland

Everything About the New Country Liberland

Liberland

How one man plans to build a new libertarian paradise in Europe

Exclusive: Vit Jedlicka is the self-proclaimed president of 'the youngest country in the world', a land free from regulation on disputed territory between Croatia and Serbia. He tells The Independent he now has too many backers to be stopped.

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Democracy

Conch Republic Independence Parade

Independence movements; Europe goes back to the Middle Ages...

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Europe goes back to the Middle Ages: Map shows how patchwork continent would look if every separatist movement got their wish

• Map shows how Europe would look if every separatist movement achieved its goal of autonomy
• Well-known movements like Basque nationalism shown alongside smaller, less well-known secessionists

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Quotes about politicians...

If God wanted us to vote, he would have given us candidates .
~Jay Leno~

The problem with political jokes is they get elected.
~Henry Cate, VII~

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
~Aesop~

If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these State of the Union speeches, there wouldn’t be any inducement to go to heaven.
~Will Rogers~

Politicians are the same all over.
They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.
~Nikita Khrushchev~

When I was a boy I was told that anybody could become President; I’m beginning to believe it.
~Clarence Darrow~

Why pay money to have your family tree traced; go into politics and your opponents will do it for you.
~Author unknown~

Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel.
~John Quinton~

Politics is the gentle art of getting votes from the poor and campaign funds from the rich, by promising to protect each from the other.
~Oscar Ameringer~

I offer my opponents a bargain:
if they will stop telling lies about us,
I will stop telling the truth about them.
~Adlai Stevenson, campaign speech, 1952~

A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country.
~ Tex Guinan~

I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
~Charles de Gaulle~

Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks.
~Doug Larson~

There ought to be one day — just one —
when there is open season on Congressmen.
~Will Rogers~

If you want a real friend that you can trust in Washington, get a dog.
– Harry Truman –

125 years ago...

“125 years ago you didn’t have to ask permission from the Government to: go fishing, collect rain water, use a transportation vehicle, build a home or renovate it. You didn’t have to ask permission and pay to be married, obtain licenses, certifications or permits to hunt, own a weapon, become a carpenter or any trade or profession. You didn’t have ask permission to protest or redress the Government.! You can virtually do “NOTHING” without being extorted by Government and obtaining their permission first."
Author unknown

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Lsten to Canterbury Radio 98.7

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Canterbury Radio 98.7

CNK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

WCNK

City of license	Key West, Florida
Broadcast area	Florida Keys area
Branding	98.7 Conch Country
Slogan	Today's Country & the Legends
Frequency	98.7 MHz
First air date	1984-12-18 (as WOZN)
Format	Country music
ERP	100,000 watts
HAAT	138 meters
Class	C1
Facility ID	34363
Transmitter coordinates	24°39′38.00″N81°25′10.00″W
Callsign meaning	Conck
Former callsigns	WOZN (1984-1996) WBKW (1996-1996)
Affiliations	AP Radio
Owner	Robert Holladay (Florida Keys Media, LLC)
Webcast	Listen Live
Website	conchcountry.com

WCNK (98.7 FM) is a radio station broadcasting a country music format. Licensed to Key West, Florida, USA, the station serves the Florida Keys. The station is currently owned by Robert Holladay, through licensee Florida Keys Media, LLC, and features programming from AP Radio.^[1]

History[edit]

The station went on the air as WOZN on 1984-12-18. On 1996-08-23, the station changed its call sign to WBKW, and on 1996-11-18, to the current WCNK.^[2]

In August 2013, Gamma Broadcasting, LLC reached a deal to sell its Florida Keys stations (including WCNK) to Florida Keys Media, LLC (a company controlled by Robert H. Holladay).^[3] The sale of WCNK and sister station WWUS, at a price of $475,000, was consummated on January 31, 2014.

Countries With Zero Income Taxes

To paraphrase Benjamin Franklin: The only things certain in life are death and taxes. 

Personal income taxes are a huge source of revenue for governments globally, and the debate on taxes has been a hot-button issue in recent elections in the U.S. and Europe.
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Boers: The Fight For Freedom

Ulster Nation

WELCOME to the Ulster Nation website. Ulster Nation is an educational publication which exists to promote the ideals of national freedom and social justice for Ulster. We stand for a new loyalty - loyalty to Ulster our Motherland. Our divided people have been prisoners of their traditional loyalties for far too long. We want to give Ulsterfolk something to struggle for - rather than the endless die-in-the-last-ditch rearguard action to defend an already lost cause. We want to encourage the reawakening of Ulster's national identity.
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Merry Christmas Cantabrians

Staggering per person wealth of $567.000...

Net Worth of Individual Adults, by European Country

Note well that tiny little country in the middle of the map, with no natural resources that doesn’t get involved in foreign wars and other people’s affairs, but has a staggering per person wealth of $567.000

OAES Supports Biafra's Secession

The Organization of Emerging African States (OEAS), has expressed its support to Biafra’s immediate secession from Nigeria, simultaneously presenting a list of demands to the Nigeria federal government.

The non-governmental organization, that promotes self-determination and the end to colonial era boundaries in Africa, has declared its support to the Indigenous People of Biafra, (IPOB), the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), and its adherents in a letter to the Nigeria federal government.

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ZACHERY BRASIER NOVEMBER 28, 2015

Countries rise, and countries fall. Nobody assumes that the world map of the future will look like our modern map. Succession and unification movements exist all over the world, providing various possibilities for future countries.

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15 People Who Started Their Own Micronations

A micronation is a piece of land, either geographical or hypothetical, which claims to be a sovereign state—but isn’t. By the most bare-bones definition, this means all you have to do to create one is declare that you’ve done so. If you want to get fancy about it, you can also design your own passport, currency, regalia, and/or other accoutrements of statehood. Badgering the United Nations for recognition is optional, but by definition, micronations aren’t formally recognized by other countries or international bodies.

Some micronations are serious attempts driven by political ideology, while others are more like practical jokes. By some accounts, over 400 currently active micronations now exist. Here are 15 of the most interesting from the past few decades: 

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Hawaiian independence

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Man Building Own Sovereign Nation On Remote Piece Of Utah Land

SALT LAKE CITY (CBS Las Vegas/AP) — A New York man is building his own sovereign nation called Zaqistan on a remote piece of land in Utah.

Zaq Landsberg has created a yellow-and-red flag, official-looking passports and a border patrol gate guarded by a giant robot sentry for the realm, KSL-TV reported.

“The conceptual goal is I want it to become a real country,” said Landsberg, its president. “I mean, that goal is not going to happen. It’s impossible, but going through the motions, (I’m) trying to make that happen.”

He’s even created a motto for the land of Zaqistan: “Something from nothing.”

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10: Switzerland: Lump Sum Taxation

Switzerland remains an attractive country for its quality of life and its central geographic position, as well as for its excellent infrastructure.

Swiss taxation may be attractive, especially when opting for the Lump Sum Taxation. Although the latter may one day disappear, currently it is still in place and allows for the benefit of a predictable tax, since it is a flat rate, without having to disclose the amount of annual revenue.

Note that for people with international operations, neighbouring Liechtenstein is also interesting with a tax rate of 12.5% on companies and a maximum of 24% on individuals.

Personal income tax rate: Flat rate, the flat rate amount is currently negotiating between 150,000 and 200,000 Swiss Francs on average.

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Secession: The Reasonable Option Everyone Resists

Yoruba Leaders Threaten Secession If Falae’s Abductors are Not Arrested

• Attacks by Fulani herdsmen must stop, says Fani-Kayode

Ademola Babalola in Ibadan
The recent abduction of one of the foremost Yoruba leaders and former-Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SFG), Chief Olu Falae, by suspected Fulani and herdsmen took a turn for the worse yesterday as prominent Yoruba leaders threaten secession from Nigeria.

Their grouse ranges from the unfortunate abduction of Falae to wanton destruction of his farmland to the need for a serious restructuring of Nigeria to reflect true federalism.

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Flying the flag

Direct Democracy in Switzerland

Switzerland has 2000 communes each of which sets its own income tax rate...

"The small country of Switzerland has over 2,000 communes, each of which sets its own income tax rate. This creates huge competition between the different communes and gives the population the possibility to “vote with their feet”, i.e. move to a commune a couple of miles away should they be unhappy with the way things are run at their current place of residence.
In such a system politicians and bureaucrats will have to serve the people because otherwise they will lose the support of taxpayers and their funding! As always, competition is key and the only protection against totalitarianism. I am confident that the majority of the Swiss people understand the beauty of the Swiss form of government. This can for example be seen in the fact that even though various statist and lobbying groups have tried to push Switzerland into the EU several times, today around 70% of the Swiss still don’t want to join the EU!"

Source

Direct democracy Swiss style...

A Landsgemeinde, or assembly, of the Canton of Glarus, on 7 May 2006, Switzerland.

Eligible citizens of the canton meet on a certain day in the open air to decide on laws and expenditures by the council. Everyone can debate a question. Voting is accomplished by those in favour of a motion raising their hands. Historically, or in Appenzell until the admission of women, the only proof of citizenship necessary for men to enter the voting area was to show their ceremonial sword or Swiss military sidearm (bayonet), this gave proof that you were a freeman allowed to bear arms and to vote.

Where White Man Went Wrong

Indian Chief ‘Two Eagles’ was asked by a white U.S. government official, “you have observed the white man for 90 years.  You’ve seen his wars and his technological advances.  You’ve seen his progress, and the damage he’s done.”

The Chief nodded in agreement.

The official continued, “Considering all these events, in your opinion, where did the white man go wrong?”

The Chief stared at the government official then replied, “When white man find land, Indians running it, no taxes, no debt, plenty buffalo, plenty beaver, clean water.  Women did all the work.  Medicine man free.  Indian man spend all day hunting and fishing; all night having sex.”

Then the chief leaned back and smiled, “Only white man dumb enough to think he could improve system like that.”

Conch Republic Air Force Biplane Rides - Key West

Conch Republic on Wikipedia

The Conch Republic (República de la Concha) is a micronation declared as a tongue-in-cheek secession of the city of Key West, Florida, from the United States on April 23, 1982. It has been maintained as a tourism booster for the city since. Since then, the term "Conch Republic" has been expanded to refer to "all of the Florida Keys, or, that geographic apportionment of land that falls within the legally defined boundaries of Monroe County, Florida, northward to 'Skeeter's Last Chance Saloon' in Florida City, Dade County, Florida, with Key West as the nation's capital and all territories north of Key West being referred to as 'The Northern Territories'".
While the protest that sparked the creation of the Conch Republic (and others which have occurred since then) have been described by some as "tongue-in-cheek", they were motivated by frustrations over genuine concerns. The original protest event was motivated by a U.S. Border Patrol roadblock and checkpoint which greatly inconvenienced residents and was detrimental to tourism in the area.

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A New Stockholm To Be Built Within 6 Years

Las Vegas isn't Las Vegas

Entertaining site

The Conch Republic on Facebook
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Russia mocks Sweden's lack of military might

World's newest declaration of independence

Liberland, officially the Free Republic of Liberland (Czech: Svobodná republika Liberland) is a self-proclaimed micronation, situated on an unclaimed parcel of land at the western bank of the Danuberiver between Croatia and Serbia, sharing a land border with the latter. It was proclaimed on 13 April 2015 by Vít Jedlička.

The official website of Liberland states that the nation could be created due to the ongoing Croatia–Serbia border dispute.Since the Yugoslav Wars, some borderland territories have been disputed, such as the Island of Vukovar and the Island of Šarengrad; however, this area (also known as Gornja Siga) has remained unclaimed.

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Fascinating portraits of the world's 'Micronations' which have declared independence from the rest of the world ...

Micronations are tiny states that claim to be an independent or sovereign nations

However, they are not formally recognised by the governments of the world

Believed to be approximately 400 micronations scattered around the globe

Photographer Leó Delafontaine travelled to document their unique and colourful lives

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Top 10 Low Income Tax Countries

10: Switzerland: Lump Sum Taxation

Switzerland remains an attractive country for its quality of life and its central geographic position, as well as for its excellent infrastructure.

Swiss taxation may be attractive, especially when opting for the Lump Sum Taxation. Although the latter may one day disappear, currently it is still in place and allows for the benefit of a predictable tax, since it is a flat rate, without having to disclose the amount of annual revenue.

Note that for people with international operations, neighbouring Liechtenstein is also interesting with a tax rate of 12.5% on companies and a maximum of 24% on individuals.

Personal income tax rate: Flat rate, the flat rate amount is currently negotiating between 150,000 and 200,000 Swiss Francs on average.

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Is All Fair In Love And War?

Polar bear plunge...

Swiss bank on safe haven label to become world's data vault...

Geneva (AFP) - Switzerland, facing an erosion of the banking secrecy laws that helped make it the world's banker, is now touting its reputation as a safe and stable haven to become a global data vault.
More and more companies are flocking to the wealthy Alpine country to stock data in an era of increasing espionage and hacking, and the Swiss are reaping the benefits of the paranoia.
"Data storage is the new Eldorado for Switzerland. It's a real boom," said Franz Grueter, the managing director of Green.ch, a leading data storage firm that has posted 30 percent annual growth since it was set up in 1995.

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Alberta separatism...

Alberta separatism is a movement that advocates the secession of the province of Alberta from Canada either by forming an independent nation, or by creating a new union with one or more of Canada's three other western provinces.
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