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To: ETL

Wow, I’ll have to give Butterfly some credit:

Tax redirection[edit]
In 2003, Hill became a proponent of tax redirection, resisting payment of about $150,000 in federal taxes, donating that money to after-school programs, arts and cultural programs, community gardens, programs for Native Americans, alternatives to incarceration, and environmental protection programs. She said:

“ I actually take the money that the IRS says goes to them and I give it to the places where our taxes should be going. And in my letter to the IRS I said: ‘I’m not refusing to pay my taxes. I’m actually paying them but I’m paying them where they belong because you refuse to do so.’[20]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julia_Butterfly_Hill


28 posted on 03/23/2016 8:39:42 AM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: jacknhoo; PghBaldy
Julia Butterfly Hill
"Butterfly" Hill in 2006

"Hill lived on two 6-by-6-foot (1.8 by 1.8 m) platforms for 738 days. Luna's trunk was her sidewalk and exercise treadmill. Hill learned many survival skills while living in Luna, such as "seldom washing the soles of her feet, because the sap helped her feet stick to the branches better."[10] Hill used solar-powered cell phones for radio interviews, became an "in-tree" correspondent for a cable television show, and hosted TV crews to protest old-growth clear cutting.[11] With ropes, Hill hoisted up survival supplies brought by an eight-member support crew.

To keep warm, Hill wrapped herself tight in a sleeping bag, leaving only a small hole for breathing. For meals, Hill used a single-burner propane stove.[12] Throughout her ordeal, Hill weathered freezing rains and 40 mph (64 km/h) winds from El Niño,[12] helicopter harassment, a ten-day siege by company security guards, and attempted intimidation by angry loggers.[5][8]"--wikipedia

31 posted on 03/23/2016 8:46:15 AM PDT by ETL (You can lead a Trump supporter to critical facts & info, but you can't make him/her think)
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To: jacknhoo

None of the things she lists are proper recipients of tax money.


39 posted on 03/23/2016 9:49:25 AM PDT by NorthMountain (A plague o' both your houses.)
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