Hi, I'm still out in the desert and off-line most of the time. I won't be "back" (meaning: here) until next week.

But I drove through a town the other day that might, just might, be a place you could go shrug.

I didn't stop; it was just a feeling I got as I was driving through. Isolated, far from everything, and it looked like people do pretty much what they want and that Government isn't particularly welcome there.

There was a gun shop on every corner. That's a pretty good start.

Pahrump, Nevada.

Since there's no arable land there, and as far as I can tell no jobs, you will need to have already made your money. You will probably want most of it in the form of gold (and silver).

Again, I didn't stop, didn't talk to anyone, it was just a feeling I got as I was driving through town. If you're serious about shrugging, it's a place you could go look at for yourself.