Friday - October 05, 2007

Death and Taxes

You may have seen the story floating around the past few months about a couple in PLainfied, New Hampshire who were holed up on their 103 acre property for tax evasion.  Word is they were ”successfully brought in” yesterday without incident, even though they vowed to have a violent conflict if they were to be taken by force.

Their commercial interests had already been seized by the authorities and now they face jail time and the probable loss of all they own.

This brings up a topic near and dear to my heart: Property Rights.

What?  You may ask.

I maintain that when the government can take your property at the point of a gun, then you don’t actually have any rights to it at all.  You are simply renting it at the pleasure of the government.  You her a lot about the “crackpots” who don’t believe in taxes, and most of them are just that: crackpots.  But I have done some reading in the past from some people who have very compelling arguments for why are current tax law is completely FUBAR. 

If you could prove that there was no legal way to fill out your 1040 tax form, would it be legal to refuse to do so?  What if, by simply signing the form you could be accused of breaking another law?

What if it could be reasonably shown that the current tax law is unconstitutional?

I maintain that it is entirely reasonable to assume both of these cases could well exist.  The penalty for breaking the tax law is confiscation and prison.  They take more money (fines and penalties) and put you in prison (if you don’t pay what they say you owe) and will finally take all you own to pay off this “debt”.  Can you fight it?  Do you have the resources to fight a set of laws so complex that even those who work for the IRS and are responsible to interpreting the rules can’t agree.  Ask them a question on a subtle point five times and chances are good you will get at least three variations of an answer.

Have you followed all of the tax laws?  To the letter?  To everyone’s interpretation?

The problem is, no one in power is motivated to change it.  The current law is set up in such a way that it enables them to use it for their own power gains.

The Fair Tax IS the answer.  Plain and simple, it fixes the problem.  No, it is not the panecea and John Linder is not omnicient, but it is the only thing that will restore power back to the people as well as finance the government.  Those who have studied it and understand it (which isn’t hard...you can do it in an hour) all agree that it is fair, simple and revolutionary.

Which is why career politicians are against it.  It is why they can’t argue the points of the plan, but resort instead to ad-hominem and strawman attacks instead.  If you are serious about personal property rights.  If you are serious about an out-of-control power structure in the IRS.  If you care about how the tax burdon is crippling this country, you need to do your homework and study this plan until you understand it.  When you do, you will be an ardent supporter.

Posted by Mr. Christian     on 10/05/2007 at 11:19 AM   
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   Sunday - September 16, 2007

Death And Taxes Poster, Where your Taxes go..

http://www.thebudgetgraph.com/poster/
Link goes to the poster where you can zoom in on different parts..
Time to get away from the convoluted system and move to a system like the fairtax…

Posted by Infinity     on 09/16/2007 at 05:49 PM   
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   Tuesday - August 14, 2007

The Role of Government

I am in an online discussion in our local paper’s forum about a story they did the other day.

State funds include $115,500 for American Shakespeare Center

The Artisans Center of Virginia will have a little help paying its rent in the coming months, courtesy of the Virginia Commission for the Arts. As part of more than $6.6 million in grant money given to arts organizations and local governments across Virginia, the center will receive $23,500 for general operating support. Those funds will go toward general upkeep costs such as utility bills, rent and paper supplies.

“That kind of money is the most difficult money for nonprofits to raise,” said Michael Dowell, executive director of the center. “It’s much easier to raise money for programs, like the ones we do in the schools and present to the community. But when you just want to pay your bills, it’s hard to raise that kind of money.”

The center is just one of the many local organizations receiving grant money from the commission. The American Shakespeare Center is Staunton is scheduled to receive $115,500.

State Del. R. Steven Landes, R-Weyers Cave, said funding for this area of the Shenandoah Valley has been consistent throughout the past few years. And he sees the grant money as a great help in fostering the local arts community. “It’s one way the state can reward them for what they do,” he said.

My question to open the discussion was very simple: 

Everyone and their mother is chiming in about how “the arts” are good and they need to be supported, which I wholeheartedly agree, but with PRIVATE funds and not PUBLIC funds.

No one seems to get it.  One commenter figured out that each person’s contribution to this fund was something like $.60 and opined that if this amount “breaks you”, you’ve got bigger problems.  No one seems to understand its not the amount, it’s the principle of the matter.

Where does the state (and the feds) get the authority to take my money and do all kinds of things that they are not chartered to do?

Posted by Mr. Christian     on 08/14/2007 at 12:47 PM   
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   Sunday - August 12, 2007

Federal Deficit is Shrinking

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, 2007
(CBS/AP)

(CBS/AP) The federal deficit so far this budget year is running sharply lower, driven by record revenues pouring into government coffers.

The Treasury Department reported on Friday that the government produced a deficit of $157.3 billion for the budget year that began last Oct. 1. That’s a substantial improvement from the red ink figure of $239.6 billion produced for the corresponding 10-month period last year.

The lower year-to-date deficit was the result of a record of $2.12 in revenues. Spending, however, was higher — $2.27 trillion, which also marked an all-time high.

The White House predicts that the deficit this year drop to $205 billion…

Source and Rest of article

But remember, The Democrats want to repeal the Tax cuts and increase your taxes.. and add all their pet programs if they get control of the White House… better to clean and throw out the pork then to raise taxes.... but you will never get them to see it that way..if only we could put lobbyists out of a job and get rid of the complicated IRS(maybe with the fair Tax).. many CPA’s would have to find other fields of work as well but ohh well..

Posted by Infinity     on 08/12/2007 at 12:04 PM   
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   Saturday - June 16, 2007

Standoff

From reader CharmingBarracuda, we are reminded of the standoff going on in New Hampshire.

They have no chance.

Remember Waco?  Remember Ruby Ridge?

.gov does not give in.

If we had the Fair Tax, this would never even be on the radar.

Here is an interesting snippet from the article, which talks about a man from Texas who has gone to join them in their stand.

The Browns have been holed up in their Plainfield home since they were sentenced to more than five years in prison each after they were convicted of federal tax evasion charges.

Monier said that several people have shown up to support the Browns, but officials have not barricaded the entrance because they are concerned that could spark a confrontation. He said that supporters like Reno Gonzalez run the risk of facing charges.

“Certainly, it concerns us greatly if they’re bringing them weapons or ammunition,” Monier said. ”That’s a serious felony offense.”

Exit Question:  What is the felony offense for bringing weapons and ammunition to the great state of New Hampshire?

Posted by Mr. Christian     on 06/16/2007 at 08:43 AM   
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