What can I say beyond what I already posted last year? The annual ritual of legalized, systemic American government income theft continues.
I paid federal income taxes this year not because I wanted to "compensate" the government for the "services" it renders to me (services I did not ask for) and not because I support what the government does. I did it simply because I don't want to get arrested, jailed, and fined for not paying. I do it out of the fear of lost liberty. I do it because my life is threatened if I don't.
If I catch any friends, family, or co-workers getting excited over or looking forward to their refunds, I'll do my best to talk them down from their happiness without being a prick.
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I didn't pay taxes in 1999 and they reamed me for twice three times what I owed six years ago. Still, I "received" about $2,000 back from the bastards. Am I supposed to be happy that they gave me my money back?
I think elections should be held on April 15th. Maybe then Americans will get a clue about how "democracy" works.
Hooray for Liberty and Freedom! I can't wait until the cops beat down my door for failed income tax payments, homeschooling my children or not giving them social security cards (Yup, we're doing it).
Posted by: somasoul on April 15, 2005 04:01 PMHow long will Americans need to endure the intrusive and frightening interrogation known as an IRS "audit"? Well it turns out that while sticking its nose in everyone else's business, the IRS has been less than honest itself. More specifically, the IRS has been caught cheating...
to the tune of about a trillion dollars a year.
The IRS is quite experienced at using intimidation, demonization, and harassment tactics, but what can be done when the "enforcers" are the ones breaking the rules? Click below to see how at least one man is standing up to the IRS.
http://www.861.info/message.html
Now I realize that here on an anarchist site. (Of which I'm an anarchist myself -- as is Larkin Rose an Anarcho-Capitalist) we realize that yes the IRS doesn't follow it's own laws, (and it never will, we have no delusions about this.) and yes it can always just change the laws if it gets caught. But the hope here, is that if enough people become livid enough about this fraud that it will get repealed and replaced with nothing. I read a stat a while back that said if the Income Tax was completely abolished, government would shrink down to about the size towards the end of the Clinton reign. That would be practically a revolution itself nowdays.
I'd encourage you to show this message to all your neighbors and friends. Get people thinking about it. Maybe they'll realize we live in a gastopo police-state.
Tracy
Posted by: Tracy Saboe on April 17, 2005 12:08 AMHaven't paid the bums in 12 years.
Posted by: jomama on April 17, 2005 10:29 AM