The dude discredited himself. He failed to even attempt to get a permit for his theme park in Escambia County, FL. He said, "I don't need a permit." There's no nitpicking going on by the County authorities, the man just brushed them off. He also brushed off the IRS in his business dealings. His legal mouthpeice hawks tax evasion schemes.
You ignored his point entirely - it wasn't about the "dude".
It's also interesting, however, that if this "dude" was a libertarian businessman who had the IRS after him, many of those on this tread would likely be defending him. (Kind of like how it's OK to support the ACLU looting taxpayers if they are going after "creationists").
Myself, I pay my taxes to avoid such jams.