I am considering not paying my taxes as a form of civil disobedience. This bailout is the straw... I don't support the bailout, iraq war, infringement on my civil liberties. I think I'm done. Thoughts?
I'm sick of the Government
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I support the idea fully, but given the police state we live in, combined with the fact that the populace consists mostly of sheep who could never grasp the concept of a revolution, I don't think you'll get very far with it.
I can just change my W-4 so they don't take anything out. No, I work for a company and have a small side business.
GTaudiophile
Lifer
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Worked out well for this guy.
If you don't want to pay taxes in America, then move somewhere else and you won't have to. When you accept the services of the government you have implicitly agreed to taxation for it, even for things you don't support.
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Lifer
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FYI, you can (and will) be arrested and convicted. Tax evasion is one of the easiest to prosecute. Openly admitting it on Internet forum, where the U.S. gov't can legally compel AnandTech to hand over your IP address should they have evidence you haven't paid your taxes, tells me you haven't quite thought it through.
Worked for this guy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rich
Marc Rich (born Marc David Reich on December 18, 1934) is an international commodities trader. He created the spot market for crude oil in the 1970s [1]. He fled the United States in 1983 to live in Switzerland while being prosecuted on charges of tax evasion and illegally making oil deals with Iran during the hostage crisis.
He received a presidential pardon from United States President Bill Clinton in 2001 during Clinton's last day in office.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rich
Marc Rich (born Marc David Reich on December 18, 1934) is an international commodities trader. He created the spot market for crude oil in the 1970s [1]. He fled the United States in 1983 to live in Switzerland while being prosecuted on charges of tax evasion and illegally making oil deals with Iran during the hostage crisis.
He received a presidential pardon from United States President Bill Clinton in 2001 during Clinton's last day in office.
I would be writing them a letter telling them exactly why I'm not paying anymore taxes. I think I'd forward a duplicate of the letter to the local media as well.
I'm not hellbent on doing this... It only crossed my mind because the government disgusts me.
CADsortaGUY
Lifer
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Lifer
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I support your right to stop paying taxes, but I warn you that it will only get you into trouble with the law, and rightfully so. The U.S. gov't can't let precedents be set where U.S. citizens can simply decide not to pay taxes because of perceived injustices by the U.S. gov't.
Capt Caveman
Lifer
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If you decide not to pay your taxes, they'll eventually get you.
N.H. tax evaders taken into custody after standoff
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Do you plan on paying yourstate/local taxes.
How are you going to avoid the sales tax - drive Deleware.
Why should you not pay your taxes and force others to pick up your share?
Or are you not going to use any government services.
I would pay my state taxes. NJ is getting out of hand too, but not in such a way that I morally oppose them.
I'd pay sales tax.
I think it's impossible not to use some government services (roads, etc.)... so maybe a better plan is to withhold the amount of money that supports our military empire, bailout, etc.
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