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Finally, an Austin Tax Issue to Be Proud Of!

Austin is slacking when it comes to taxes

With less than three weeks left to the income tax deadline, Austin is dragging its feet.

According to the makers of Turbo Tax, Austin ranks fifth among America's top 10 tax procrastinating cities.

Other Texas cities also ranked high on the list.

Houston came in first, Dallas was number seven and San Antonio ranked ninth.

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I wonder what the IRS would do if an entire city decided to get together and just not report income and pay federal taxes? Does it have the resources (along with what I assume would have to be FBI, Treasury, and U.S. Marshal involvement) to arrest, indict, and try thousands of tax resisters at once? It isn't like the feds have acted modestly in the past against tax offenders.

I resent the implication that Americans have a duty to pay income taxes. It wasn't always like this.

My father handles the family taxes through his local contacts in New Braunfels, so all I have to do is send him my forms and wait. And ponder the waste, fraud, misuse, and abuse a portion of my income suffers through.

Posted by drizzten on March 30, 2004 01:06 PM |

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