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In order to keep apprised of what the lefty loonies in my area are up to, I subscribe to one of their Yahoo groups. The letter below, addressed to the IRS, appeared on the site on Tax Day, April 15th. It is from a local person who, as a member of the "War Tax Resisters" refuses to pay his federal income tax. I encourage FReepers to read it to get a revealing peek inside the far-left mind. It is a treasure trove of self-righteousness and delusion. Above all, the author seems to give no consideration to the social contract -...

LAS VEGAS (AP) - As millions of taxpayers prepared to meet the April 15 filing deadline, an anti-tax author attempted to argue Wednesday in federal court that no American is required to pay taxes. Tax opponent Irwin Schiff and two of his associates appeared in U.S. District Court on charges they helped thousands of taxpayers file bogus returns. Schiff told U.S. Magistrate Judge Peggy Leen that he would plead guilty if federal prosecutors could show a tax requirement exists. "I will not accept your plea of guilty at this time," Leen said and entered a plea of not guilty on...