Posted on 04/02/2009 6:51:57 AM PDT by Copernicus
The first place that we may witness this civil disobedience is in the form of non-payment of taxes. The most conscientious patriots among us may well decide that they will not under any circumstance help fund a government that has lost its legitimacy.
And yes, such an act is considered unlawful and some could be jailed.
But according to the philosophy of the men who founded this Republic, there comes a point in time when governments can lose their legitimacy due to their penchant for limiting freedoms and robbing citizens of their hard-earned money in the form of oppressive taxation.
Thus, with the Constitution and the writings of the Founders as their guide, these brave souls may well collectively say to Washington, 'I can no longer in good conscience provide funds for this government.'
This act of non-compliance to taxation may also involve some businesses which are owned by these brave patriots. Self-employed persons do not have taxes taken out of their checks prior to their receiving the money, but they must pay the government in the form of quarterly tax payments.
But this by no means is the only option for those who wish to engage in effective civil disobedience. There are less draconian tactics to get the attention of a government that is apparently out of touch with most Americans.
This article outlines some of those tactics that could be of immense value.
An example:
Imagine that every working American walked into work tomorrow and changed their W-4 to 20 exemptions. This would immediately remove $1.2 trillion of taxes from the grasp of politicians in Washington. You could bet that would get the attention of the political hacks in Washington...
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‘Civil disobedience’ is nothing more than threatening to beat someone on the fist with your face, until their conscience makes them do what you want.
The flaw in this logic when dealing with thugs and looters is obvious.
Bank locally at a credit union.
Will not buy, lease, or even rent another GM, Ford, or Chrylser vehicle until after Obama's reign-of-economically-stupid-terror is over.
We will not do business with any business entity that received bailout funds from the Obama regime
Will not donate to political campaigns other than actual candidates (gave up on NRSC type committees because of their refusal to stop funding RINO's)
Spend ONLY on needs...no wants hardly at all (except for tax refund money...went to a few wants, rest to savings)
Cancelled every credit card we have. Debit cards work just as well.
self-employed status for wife (working from home means no more daycare expenses, which took up 85% of income at one point), and nice, legal tax write-offs
However...DO NOT DO THE W-4 strategy of 20 exemptions, unless you can PROVE them at the time you claim them.
More than 9, and a certain alphabet agency's attention is automatically gotten (read: HIGH probability of audits).
Finally, next election, we will again be Broken Glass Republicans and encourage everyone else the same.
So, Zero swiped part of his campaign logo from a Daptone Records label?
I used to be a proponent of the the “tax revolt by eliminating withholding”. The though being that if millions of Americans changed their witholding so nothing was taken out of their checks that Uncle Sam would be left with an empty bag at the end of the month. But now I question the effectiveness of that kind of protest as I Uncle Sam has no problem spending and printing money that doesn’t exist. I think something more direct is needed.
There are legal ways of depriving the gov’t of almost ALL of the tax money that you “owe”.
http://www.amazon.com/Lower-Your-Taxes-Wealth-Building-Reduction/dp/007140807X
There are some good tips in here, and they just require diligence. But if you follow them, not only are you denying the Feral Gov’t their lifeblood, there’s nothing they can do about it.
Here’s a fun and expository exercise:
Try to get a liberal to admit that taxes ultimately are extracted at gunpoint.
They’ll do all they can to avoid admitting it, twisting themselves into a pretzel, changing the subject, taking you down non-sequitur rabbit trails, etc.
Here’s a thought, perhaps a stupid one - we could redeem our Treasury bonds, and dump our money market mutual funds. It could be done in a coordinated way via the internet through social networking sites. On a particular day or days X many Billions would be dumped as a civil “No Confidence” vote. The only way to stop the spending madness is to dry up the bank. I’m sure this would get their attention.
The downside would be possibly accelerating the bankruptcy of the U.S. by to much selling. We’d all wind up eating tree bark and grass this year rather than the next.
I had started a project last year to keep track of all the hypocritical lies being told about Gov. Palin but stopped because there were just too many hypocrite libs to keep track of. www.HypocriteLibs.org
Is your wife working because “she wants to contribute to the family income”
or is it a pride issue?
Either way, you must address it head on with backup information.
I see secession as the only way to salvage liberty.
There are way too many folks that support the enslavement of their fellow Americans through the feral gov’t, and too many politicians that want to go along with that policy.
What then Barry?
Ever heard of Auschwitz?
It will destroy your life and the lives of your kids. You'll never be able to pull yourselves out the hole this will bury you in.
I know lots of people who tried this when those tax frauds went around holding seminars teaching people "to go exempt". People who did were devastated financially.
Don't do it.
Expect an “angry” blow back to become a reality.
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