But at least there will be a good movie to see this summer
This will never happen to Illegal Aliens.
I've said this many times in the last decade: The US today is frighteningly similar to the descriptions my teachers gave me, in the 1960's, of the Soviet Union.
As Fred Reed said in one of his articles (fredoneverything.net), the US may be the first country in history to become a "dictatorship without a dictator".
http://www.catslv.org/TaxProtesterFAQ.html
Required reading for anyone who believes that they don't have to pay income tax.
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While I have reservations about the existence of a "shadow government", and I'm not ready to pull on my tinfoil hat, I have no illusions about where this country is headed if things do not change.
http://www.wealth4freedom.com/wns/truth.htm
The Chinese see the United States as a dying empire... rotting from within, collapsing under its own weight, the idiocy of its government and the ineptitude of its citizens. The speed of descent of our American civilization is matched only by its wholly illogical, unneccessary nature. I would tend to agree that if we leave our government to its own devices, the US as we know it will not exist within the next fifty to one hundred years. I believe that the future health of this republic lies in the hands of its thinking citizens, and the few elected officials who are still defined by reason.
Go to the website and donate - I have.
This is so important, and needs to be seen by as many constitution loving (pre-FDR & pre-Fed that is) Americans as possible.
We all know the media is controlled by power elites, and it will be likely that theaters owned by same will not be screening this - I hope there are enough independents that will though. It could even be picked up by cable eventually.
This movie's topics are what I have been trying to post on FR since I first registered.
Unfortunately many here on FR immediately attacked me, calling out the tinfoil hats, how pathetic they are too.
These truths will set you free, and shine the harsh white light on the progressives of BOTH parties who have usurped our Govt, broken the public trust and robbed generations of Americans of their wealth in building the welfare/warfare state for their own constitutionally corrupt enrichment.
This event occurred over eight years ago. The IRS was raked over the coals for such raids and as a result underwent extensive reforms. Reference:
http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1998/07/09/irs/
WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, July 8) -- Americans are just one signature away from tax collection reform as the Senate Thursday approved the bill that would make sweeping changes in the way the Internal Revenue Service interacts with taxpayers.
The bill, which enjoyed strong bipartisan support in the Senate, passed on a 96-2 vote. The House approved the measure 402-8 before it left for the 4th of July vacation.
Sen. William V. Roth Jr. (R-Del.), who spearheaded the measure, called it historic after the vote. "All we seek is an agency that provides service, civility and fairness to the American people," Roth said.
In a statement, President Bill Clinton also praised the bill's passage and said he will sign it.
"I am pleased that the Senate has finally passed bipartisan legislation to reform the IRS and strengthen taxpayer rights," Clinton said. "This reform will help my effort to create an IRS that respects American taxpayers and respects their values. I look forward to signing it into law."
In the Senate, Vermont Republican James Jeffords said the changes will make the IRS a "kinder, gentler agency."
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) called the reform bill a first step, adding Congress must still act to simplify the tax code.
"Americans have every reason to celebrate," said Roth, chief author of the legislation. "They have let their desire be known, and they have been heard."
The IRS overhaul bill was the result, in part, of last September's highly publicized hearings in which taxpayers told horror stories of their treatment at the hands of the U.S. tax agency.
The IRS reform bill includes the following provision:
The burden of proof in civil court cases involving tax disputes would be shifted from the taxpayer to the IRS.
The IRS must suspend penalties and interest if the agency waits more than 18 months to tell someone they owe additional taxes.
People who face collection actions due to tax problems caused without their knowledge by spouses would be protected from some collection actions.
A nine-member board with six private citizens to oversee the operations of the IRS.
The IRS taxpayer advocate's office will have expanded powers to grant taxpayer assistance orders, which can halt tax collections in cases of hardship.
While the bill has been politically popular in this election year, some say the reform measure will have little effect on most taxpayers. Only 4 to 5 million of the 212 million personal and business returns filed annually end up in dispute with the tax collection agency, according to Phil Brand, the IRS's former chief compliance officer.
Over the next 10 years experts predict the reform measures will cost the IRS $12.9 billion, mostly in lost collections of taxes and penalties.
"This changed dramatically when Ricky opened the door and was confronted with 15 heavily armed agents from the Internal Revenue Service and state enforcement agencies. One of them threw Ricky to the floor, stuck a gun in his face, and ordered him to be quiet. The armed raiding party made its way upstairs, where it barged into the bathroom and forced Scotty out of the shower. Another small group burst in on Jennifer and her friends, who had yet to get dressed."
Didn't this happen to Elias Gonzalez and his family?
just checked out http://www.freedomtofacism.com/
These are the goals of the movie:
* Stop the polarization of America
* Stop the domination of the Democratic and Republican parties over our political system
* Shut down the Federal Reserve system
* Return America's gold to Fort Knox and have it audit
* Have Congress and the IRS, in a public forum, reveal the law that requires Americans to pay a direct, unapportioned tax on their labor.
* Make computerized voting illegal in all 50 states
* Keep the internet free and out of the control of large institutions
* Rescind the law called the Real ID Act so Americans never have to carry a National ID Card
* Make it illegal to implant RFID chips in human beings
* Educate juries to the fact that they have the right to determine the law as well as the facts of a case
* Educate juries to the fact that they are not obligated to follow the instructions of a judge
* Stop Globalization because it is the path to a one world government
* Protect our borders
* Restore the environment
* Put an end to the Patriot Act
While I can support many of the producer's points, there are some which are completely irrational and contradictory... such as ending the Patriot Act (unless, of course, his proposal is to end it when the WOT is won). His proposal to "stop globalism" is another... Historically, free trade and multinationalist companies have been a benefit to mankind. The problem is that in recent years, it has transgressed the boundaries of rational self-interest, joined with political ambition, and morphed into something which serves only a select few.
Ping for later read.