[PissAndVinegar]

This is a man whole is willing to die for his ideals, his belief in states rights. I don't know all the details but it sounds like they worked the loopoles in the system and the IRS is peeved by it.

I support him!

[OldFriend]

If he's so unhappy here in America, why not leave for someplace sooo much better.

[isthisnickcool]

He should put some speakers on that tower, play calls to prayers 5 times a day and change his name to mohammad. Then they leave him alsone.

[mbynack]

I can see his point. I just found out that FEMA is paying Panama City 1.5 million dollars to replace the city pier that was destroyed by the last hurricane (and will probably not survive the next one, either.). It's criminal how our representatives waste our hard earned money.

I've read that there are over 30 gyms in the DC area just for our representatives and their staff. Federal tax money was spent building bike paths through exclusive neighborhoods in Seattle and San Francisco that most of us will never use. Federal tax money went to buy city buses for Atlanta and rename over 100 federal buildings last year. Every time our representatives declare some stupid holiday, like "world population day" it costs taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars with no return on investment.

I don't mind spending money on defense or highway infrastructure, but a lot of this spending should be criminal.

[labette]

What little I know of some of these protest groups is this:

The foundation for their arguments seems to be upon the original income tax amendment, {The 16th amendment} and how it was never fully ratified.

[metmom]

I do, too, but I don't have much hope for a good ending to this.

[AnnaZ]

The guy needs to appeal the decision if he feels he's right, not beg for armed confrontation. (Surely you don't support that?...)

Anyone know his (ex)FReeper handle, BTW?

;^)

[HaveHadEnough]

Where's Janet Reno when you need her.

[VaBthang4]

Loserdopian

[BeHoldAPaleHorse]

This is a man whole is willing to die for his ideals, his belief in states rights. I don't know all the details but it sounds like they worked the loopoles in the system and the IRS is peeved by it.

He did no such thing. Basically, he attempted to use long-discredited arguments regarding the income tax's alleged unconstitutionality, and then proceeded to engage in money laundering.

[Trinity5]

I'm confused. Where they found guilty of not paying taxes or of paying their mortgage with $700 postal money orders? I believe you cannot get a USPS MO for over $700 so how were they intending to avoid the $3000 federal reporting limit? Isn't still legal to pay your bills with Money Orders?

[Shuttle Shucker]

Can't we expect plenty more showdowns like this as taxes increase? Our $9 trillion dollar national debt, documented here:

http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opdpenny.htm

already gives us a "public debt" of nearly 70% of our nation's GDP as this documents:

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/us.html

In contrast, Mexico's percentage is merely 18% and their GDP per capita is only 4 times lower (and it's much cheaper to live there).

Worse still, baby boomers begin retiring next year in the USA (while other countries in the hemisphere have much younger populations and in some cases lower taxes).

[traviskicks]

"Most Americans would cower and cringe and raise their hands and surrender like a good little slave," he said this week. "I won't. Under no circumstances.
I do not tolerate cowardliness, oppression, bulliness, and I certainly don't tolerate a federal agency that has absolutely zero jurisdiction in my state, never mind in my county, in my town."





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